half beaver

Fur Trade, Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the skin of an immature beaver, ¼, ½, and ¾ beavers being 1, 2, and 3 years old respectively. See 1743 quote.

Quotations

1682

Ordered the beavor and skins be put up as Foll. at the Sale: The Coate Beavor . . . the parchment beavor . . . the halfe beavor. . . .

1743

They [beaver] are four years before they Come to the full growth, Distinguishing by Whole, ¾, ½ and ¼ beaver.

1791

Yesterday . . . at a Beaver house . . . killed one ¾ & one ½ Beaver.

1962

Beaver . . . was sold as coat beaver . . . parchment beaver . . . and as half-beaver, or stage beaver, or poorer quality beaver.