DCHP-3

inland piece

Fur Trade, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a package of furs or goods weighing 100 pounds, as opposed to the standard 90-pound piece (def. 1).

See: Indian pack,piece(def. 1)

Quotations

1937
Goods came from Fort Langley by water and were there made up for carriage by the brigade, probably . . . in packages of one hundred pounds, called "inland pieces."