Plew

name, noun

name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    beaver pelt Canada, US

    "The cured "plew" of the adult beaver weighed about a pound and a half and at best would fetch from four to six dollars a pound at the mountain rendezvous"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of plough. alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable

Example

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"The cured "plew" of the adult beaver weighed about a pound and a half and at best would fetch from four to six dollars a pound at the mountain rendezvous"

Etymology

From Canadian French, from French poilu (“hairy”). Doublet of poilu.

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