peltry

Definition

Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.

Etymology

From Old French peleterie, the trade of a skinner or peltmonger (peletier). Equivalent to pelt + -ry.

Example Sentences

• "...those Indians informed him, that the war was not yet at an end, and that he would live better and with more safety among the French; who, in truth, do much indulge the Indians, and furnish them whatever they desire, because they employ those Indians to kill them beaver, and moose, and other peltry, whereby they gain much."
• "It has gray hair, and the fleece is sometimes sold with other peltries, but it is not worth much, although it has some odor."
• "We met with a party of three hunters from the Sioux river; they had been out for twelve months, and collected about nine hundred dollars worth of peltries and furs."