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FUR SKIN [10 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
DEF

A pouch usually of skin with the hair or fur on that is worn in front of the kilt with Scots Highland dress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
OBS

sporran : terme d'origine gaélique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furs and Fur Industry
DEF

A raw, unprepared animal skin which, from the nature of the hairs it bears, is suitable for dressing into fur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pelleteries et fourrures

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
CONT

In main tanning and retanning, Tankrom can be applied to all kinds of leather and is used 6-10% on pelt weight for pickled hide and skin and 15-25 g/L for pickled double-face(fur).

OBS

pickled hide: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
CONT

La peau destinée à être travaillée est presque toujours picklée.

OBS

pickler : Soumettre une peau à l'action d'une solution d'acide et de sel marin notamment, afin de la préparer au tannage ou de la conserver.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
  • Aboriginal Law
DEF

The fur, hide, skin, antlers, horns, skeleton or other portions of fish or wildlife not used for food but used for other purposes including but not limited to clothing, medicine, domestic or personal decoration, or art.

OBS

non-edible by-product: term and definition taken from the Umbrella Final Agreement / Yukon First Nations (Champagne and Aishihik).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
  • Droit autochtone
DEF

Partie des poissons ou des animaux sauvages - par exemple la fourrure, le cuir, la peau, les bois, les cornes et le squelette - qui ne sert pas d'aliments, mais est utilisée à d'autres fins, notamment à des fins vestimentaires, médicinales ou artistiques, ou encore à des fins de décoration intérieure ou comme parures.

OBS

sous-produit non comestible : terme et définition relevés dans l'Accord-cadre - premières nations du Yukon (Champagne et Aishihik).

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
CONT

The Alaska Salmon Packing and Fur Company built the first saltery near Ketchikan at Naha, near the outlet of Roosevelt Lagoon. This saltery began operations in 1883 when it packed 338 barrels. Salteries were constructed much like a barn with large tables inside where men split the fish in two and removed the intestines and blood. They scrubbed the fish and cleaned them with fresh water. The men placed the fish in rows with the skin side down inside of large barrels called "tierces. "Each tierce held about 800 pounds of fish. Workers added 16 pounds of salt(similar to table salt) for every 100 pounds of fish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Numismatics
  • National History
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A metallic brass token introduced by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1854 and used until as late as 1910 in the north. The largest token used as a unit of currency in the fur trade, it was equal in value to the skin of an adult male beaver in prime condition. Smaller sizes represented one-half, one-quarter, and one-eighth Made-Beaver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Numismatique
  • Histoires nationales
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Jeton métallique mis en circulation par la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson en 1854 et maintenu en usage dans le nord du pays jusqu'en 1910. Le plus gros des jetons constituant l'unité monétaire du commerce de la fourrure, il valait la peau d'un castor mâle adulte en bon état. Des jetons plus petits représentaient la moitié, le quart et le huitième d'un «castor fabriqué».

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

The unit of currency used in the fur trade for many decades. The largest, one "Made Beaver", was equal in value to the skin of an adult male beaver in prime condition. Smaller sizes represented one-half, one-quarter, and one-eighth Made-Beaver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

L'unité monétaire du commerce de la fourrure pendant de longues années. Le jeton le plus gros, le «castor fabriqué», valait la peau d'un castor mâle adulte en bon état. Des jetons plus petits représentaient la moitié, le quart et le huitième d'un «castor fabriqué».

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
OBS

groom :(of an animal) to tend(itself or another) by removing dirt, parasite, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc., often performed as a social act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

To tend(itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks or other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc. often performed as a social act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
OBS

toilette : Action d'un animal qui se nettoie ou nettoie son petit, lustre son poil ou ses plumes.

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National History
DEF

a prime beaver skin or other fur of equivalent value.

OBS

Plus: (erroneously) the lat form being a plural form, used along with plews, plues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoires nationales

Spanish

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