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  • noun Plural form of sealskin.

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Examples

  • They were all more or less garbed in sealskins which was the staple source of clothing.

    Twenty-Five Years Amongst the Eskimos 1945

  • Then, turning to Aab-Waak, he said: Go thou, and gather together many sealskins filled with oil.

    THE SUNLANDERS 2010

  • I would hope the meat gets eaten, though I know it is really about the sealskins dense soft fur.

    On Canadian Seal Hunting 2009

  • I would hope the meat gets eaten, though I know it is really about the sealskins dense soft fur.

    On Canadian Seal Hunting 2009

  • Also, to secure the oar from the weather (for I used it in mild breezes as a flagstaff on top of my pyramid from which to fly a flag I made me from one of my precious shirts) I contrived for it a covering of well-cured sealskins.

    Chapter 19 2010

  • Also, to secure the oar from the weather (for I used it in mild breezes as a flagstaff on top of my pyramid from which to fly a flag I made me from one of my precious shirts) I contrived for it a covering of well-cured sealskins.

    Chapter 19 2010

  • If the seals get scarce then pull the plug, otherwise if brave man and women go onto the ice seeking sealskins in an old traditional way, let 'em!

    Canadian Beauty Queen Stands Up For Seal Hunt 2010

  • The tardy curing and the endless scraping of the sealskins, so as to make them soft and pliable for garments, occupied my spare moments for months and months.

    Chapter 19 2010

  • If the seals get scarce then pull the plug, otherwise if brave man and women go onto the ice seeking sealskins in an old traditional way, let 'em!

    Canadian Beauty Queen Stands Up For Seal Hunt 2010

  • The tardy curing and the endless scraping of the sealskins, so as to make them soft and pliable for garments, occupied my spare moments for months and months.

    Chapter 19 2010

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