beaver cod

beaver1 A little peece of fleshe was broughte away, which was fownde to be a beaver cod. See editor's notes. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [The inguinal sack of the beaver.From it a reddish-brown unctuous substance, with a strong smell and bitter taste, used in European medicine, called _castoreum_, was...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11540
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Summary:beaver1 A little peece of fleshe was broughte away, which was fownde to be a beaver cod. See editor's notes. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [The inguinal sack of the beaver.From it a reddish-brown unctuous substance, with a strong smell and bitter taste, used in European medicine, called _castoreum_, was obtained.] G.M.Story November 1965 Used I and Sup Used I Used I 'castoreum' is underlined