moose nose

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the nose and upper lip of the moose used as food, considered a delicacy.

Quotations

1697

Today 3 indians came from mr. kelsey they having kill'd no deer as yet but brought some dryed flesh four moose tongues & noses ditto &c.

1754

I dressed a lame man's leg. He gave me a Moose nose, which is a delicate dish, for my trouble.

1837

. . . we had in addition to our usual dinner a roasted swan and a moose-nose. . . .

1957

Pemmican needed plenty of marrow fat, buffalo tongues and bosses, moose noses and beaver tails. . . .