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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 351 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SiZe 20X12 in. Is a rodent known in natural See also:history as the See also:coypu, about See also:half the size of a See also:beaver, and when unhaired has not more than half, generally less, the See also:depth of See also:fur, which is also not so See also:close. Formerly the fur was only used for hatters' See also:felt, but with the rise in prices of furs these skins have been more carefully removed and—with improved dressing, unhairing and silvering processes—the best provides a very effective and suitable fur for ladies' coats, capes, stoles, muffs, hats and gloves, while the See also:lower qualities make very useful, See also:light-weighted and inexpensive linings for men's or See also:women's See also:driving coats. It is also dyed sealskin See also:colour, but its woolly nature renders it less effective than the more silky See also:musquash. They are obtained from the See also:northern See also:part of See also:South See also:America. Value Is. 6d. to 6s. 6d.

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