peltry
/ˈpɛltri/
noun
- The skin of an animal with the fur still on it; a pelt or fur, especially when used as a commodity.
- Each peltry was carefully stretched and dried before sale.
- The value of a peltry depends on the quality and type of fur.
- The merchant traded cloth for peltry from the local hunters.
- A collection or stock of animal skins or furs.
- The village's economy relied heavily on peltry.
- The warehouse was filled with peltry from the season's hunt.
- He made his fortune in the peltry trade during the 1800s.