deerskin

Noun

Meaning

The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it.

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In 1736, Spanish and British officials established a neutral zone from the Altamaha to the St. Johns River in present-day Florida, guaranteeing Native hunting grounds for the deerskin trade and protecting Spanish Florida from further British encroachment. Source: Internet

Men wore a leather belt with a breechcloth — a long piece of buckskin that was brought up between the legs and looped over and under the belt at the front and back, and loose-fitting deerskin leggings. Source: Internet

The deerskin trade brought white-tailed deer to the brink of extinction, and as pigs and cattle were introduced, they became the principal sources of meat. Source: Internet

Moccasins had soles made from thick, tough buffalo hide with soft deerskin uppers. Source: Internet

Fearing they would come under French influence, the British reopened the deerskin trade with the Lower Creeks, antagonizing the Yamasee, now allies of Spain. Source: Internet

He wore simple clothes and slept on a bench covered with a deerskin. Source: Internet

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