noun
- beaver pelts or skins, especially as used in the fur trade
Usage: historical; North American fur trade
Examples
- The trappers brought dozens of plews to the trading post.
- Plews were valuable currency in the early American frontier.
- The mountain men exchanged plews for supplies and ammunition.
- A single plew could be worth several dollars in the 1800s.
- The Hudson’s Bay Company dealt extensively in plews.
- Traders graded plews based on size and quality.