DCHP-3

king hair

Nfld, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See 1819 quote.

Quotations

1776
Jack . . . brought a rabit; on examining it, I find the white coat is an additional one . . . composed of long coarse, king-hairs.
1819
All, even the dogs and cats which have been but very lately carried there, acquire a much softer and thicker coat than they had originally: this coat is covered with long white glossy hairs, known there by the name of king-hairs. . . .