plew
[ploo]
/plu/
noun
, Older Use (
in Western U.S.
and
Canada
)
1.
a beaver skin, especially one of prime quality.
Also,
plu
.
Origin
1790-1800;
<
Canadian French
pelu;
French:
noun use of
pelu
haired, hairy (now obsolete or dial.); see
poilu
British Dictionary definitions for
plew
plew
/
pluː
/
noun
1.
(formerly in Canada) a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade
Word Origin
from Canadian French
pelu
(adj) hairy, from French
poilu,
from
poil
hair, from Latin
pilus