PARFLECHE
Etymology
Noun
parfleche (plural parfleches)
(US) A form of stiff leather made from rawhide
(US) A shield, bag or other item made from this material
Source: Wiktionary
Par*fleche", n. [Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer. Indian.]
Definition: A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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