peltry
/ˈpɛltɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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."
- "Selling his glittering goods at a great advance, he received in exchange valuable peltries and furs at a corresponding reduction."
Etymology
From Old French peleterie, the trade of a skinner or peltmonger (peletier). Equivalent to pelt + -ry.