made-beaver

made-beaver
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a unit of value equivalent to the value of one beaver skin used in the early days of the Canadian fur trade
2. : a token representing the value of a made-beaver — called also beaver

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