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moose-skin

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the hide of the moose, valued as leather.

See: leather,moose(def. 3),moosehide,moose leather

Quotations

1671

Any of the Committee have power to Sell the ottar & mouse Skins as they shall see fit.

1717

I took the Oppertunity & told them ab^t Scrapeing of their Moose Skins so thin. he Said it was because of the Long Carriages they had to bring them they was forced to make them Light.

1805

. . . Seraphin with 1 Man went to pay a visit to Chenier [to] get a Moose Skin and probably will pay a visit to Laprairie.

1909

[Caption] Watch-pocket of smoked moose-skin, embroidered in silkwork, made by a Cree girl. . . .

1957

But the mooseskin-trousered [one] looked at him darkly.