1. a beaver pelt or skin, especially one prepared for trade
Usage: historical; North American fur trade

Examples

• The trappers brought dozens of plews to the trading post.
• A prime plew could fetch a good price at the rendezvous.
• The company’s records showed they had collected over 500 plews that season.
• Mountain men often measured their success by the number of plews they gathered.
• The quality of a plew depended on when the beaver was trapped.