plew

or plu

[ ploo ]

/ plu /

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noun Older Use (in Western U.S. and Canada).

a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.

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Origin of plew

1790–1800; <Canadian French pelu;French: noun use of pelu haired, hairy (now obsolete or dial.); see poilu

Words nearby plew

pleuropneumonialike organism, pleurotomy, pleuston, pleustonic, Pleven, plew, -plex, plexal, plexiform, Plexiglas, pleximeter

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How to use plew in a sentence

Them was the times when this child first went to the mountains: six dollars the plew—old 'un or kitten.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
"Thar's no money in beaver at a dollar a plew," commented Hank, watching his partner out of the corner of his eye.
Bring Me His Ears|Clarence E. Mulford
Them was the times when this child first went to the mountains: six dollars the plew—old'un or kitten!
In the Old West|George Frederick Ruxton
The beaver-skins have fallen, according to their phraseology, to a ‘plew a plug,’ and they find ‘red-skin’ pays better.
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid

Learning that on his return he would proceed to the same locality in quest of "beaver plew," I determined to accompany him.
Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches|Edwin Eastman

British Dictionary definitions for plew

plew

plu or plue

/ (pluː) /

noun

(formerly in Canada) a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade

Word Origin for plew

from Canadian French pelu (adj) hairy, from French poilu, from poil hair, from Latin pilus

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