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beaverskin

noun

Etymology

From beaver + skin.

  1. derived from *sken-✻ — “to split off”
  2. derived from *skinþą✻
  3. derived from skinn — “animal hide”
  4. inherited from scinn
  5. inherited from skyn
  6. compounded as beaverskin — “beaver + skin”

Definitions

  1. The pelt of a beaver.

    • The hunter gave the merchant twenty beaverskins for a gun.
    • The soldier wore a beaverskin hat.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA