moosehide†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the hide of the moose, valued as leather.

Quotations

1897

After the space of an hour or so my brother and the men returned, well loaded with fresh meat and a fine moose-hide.

1954

Oolichan grease from the coast villages was exchanged for the up-river people's dried soapberries or beaded moose-hide. . . .

1966

When he is racing [on snowshoes], he wears moosehide moccasins made by some of his friends around Cranberry.