parfleche
Americannoun
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a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
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an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.
noun
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a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair
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an object, such as a case, made of this
Etymology
Origin of parfleche
1820–30; < Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par ( er ) to parry ( see para- 2) + flèche arrow
Example Sentences
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Parfleche, p�r-flesh′, n. rawhide of buffalo-skin stripped of hair and dried on a stretcher: a wallet, tent, &c. of such material.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Parfleche is the name given to buffalo hide.
From The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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