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derouines

derouines is the plural of derouine.

Meaning of derouine

Noun

derouine (plural derouines)

  1. (Canada, historical, fur trade) An expedition made to First Nations camps or villages for trade rather than waiting for the natives to come to the forts, often involving wintering in the camps.
    • St Germain &co returned from a Derouine L.L.P. [Rainy Lake] & R.L. [Red Lake] The Indians [arrived] with Two hundred Skins all good Furs, and the best Derouine ever made at the Panbian River.a. 1824, The Publications of the Champlain Society

Questions about derouines

What is derouines the plural of?
Derouines is the plural of derouine.

Words near derouines in the dictionary

  1. derotational
  2. derotations
  3. derotator
  4. derotators
  5. derouine
  6. derouines
  7. derounding
  8. deroundings
  9. Derousse
  10. Derousses
  11. Deroy

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