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beaver robe
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
See: beaver coat
Quotations
1789
To these may be added a few dishes . . . and old beaver robes, with a small robe made from the skin of the lynx.
1826
. . . from them we traded a Beaver Robe containing 2 skins. . . .
2
the pelt of an emasculated buffalo, valued for its huge size and glossy, silklike coat.
Quotations
1890
Such an animal, with its colossal frame, its vast front, and spreading horns was a striking object in a great herd, and, when killed in season, was greatly prized for its immense size and glossy silklike coat yielded what was known as the "beaver robe."