peltry
Americannoun
plural
peltries-
fur skins; pelts collectively.
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a pelt.
noun
Etymology
Origin of peltry
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French pelterie, Old French peleterie furrier's wares, equivalent to peleter furrier (derivative of Latin pellis skin; see -er 2) + -ie -y 3
Example Sentences
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They are very numerous at this time but have made bad hunts; we have got a share of their peltry, as much as all the others put together, and hope soon to collect some more.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
Hitherto they had hunted the wild animals merely for subsistence, but now the demand of the traders for furs and peltry stimulated enormously the pursuit of game.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
Governor Dongan seized the moment to promise better bargains for the peltry than the French could offer.
From The Road to Frontenac by Merwin, Samuel
Brashears had departed for New Orleans without settling the account for the peltry which Todd had committed to the joint care of Montgomery and Winston.
From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton
One magistrate will have power to try causes, not exceeding fifty livers in peltry.
From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton
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