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musky  n.  The muskellunge. (Colloq.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Musky" Quotes from Famous Books



... known as "Barkstone," by trappers and fur dealers, is obtained from the beaver, and is a remarkable aid in the capture of that animal. It is an acrid secretion of a powerful musky odor, found in two glands beneath the root of the tail of the beaver. These glands are about two inches in length. They are cut out and the contents are squeezed into a small bottle. When fresh the substance is of a yellowish-red ...
— Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making • William Hamilton Gibson

... were quite distinct in species. Nowadays they are known as the Fox Grapes (Vitis vulpina), the Frost Grape (V. cordifolia), the V. aestivalis, the V. labruska, &c. The fruit of the Fox Grape is dark purple, with a very dusky skin and a musky flavour. The Frost Grape has a very small berry, which is black or leaden-blue when covered with bloom. It is very acid to the taste, but from all these grapes it is easy to make a delicious, refreshing drink. Champlain, ...
— Pioneers in Canada • Sir Harry Johnston



Words linked to "Musky" :   musky-scented, fragrant, musk



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