baum marten
Americannoun
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the European pine marten.
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the fur of this animal.
Etymology
Origin of baum marten
1875–80; < German Baum ( marder ) tree marten + marten
Example Sentences
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On the day he received the money for it he had brought her home a fur set of baum marten.
From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna
Wentworth watched Hedin return the baum marten to its place, and Jean stepped swiftly to Hedin's side.
From The Challenge of the North by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
Well, just you tell Oskar to let you pick out a pony, or a crummer, or a baum marten, or a squirrel.
From The Challenge of the North by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
And when the coat is dark, and of matched skins, it is very much better than any baum marten.
From The Challenge of the North by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
The tails have also been worked, in the manner explained with regard to the baum marten, as sets of trimmings and in other forms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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