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plew

American  
[ploo] / plu /
Or plu

noun

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

  1. a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.

plew British  
/ pluː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of plew

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

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