beaver tockey

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a calf-length greatcoat of skins, usually beaver, worn by Indians and traders in the Hudson's Bay country.

See: toggy

Quotations

1742

Our Cloathing is a Beaver or Skin tuggy, above our other Cloaths.

1746

Lent them 100 Bricks & some Lime their taylor's a helping our taylors in making Beaver tockeys for their mens use.