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   1 blueback.
   1984 WRIGHT 75 In 1979, a first-class blueback pelt was worth $56, whereas a first-class whitecoat pelt was worth only $26.
   2 Also blue wavy.
   [1888] 1907 TOWNSEND & ALLEN 340-1 Blue Goose... According to Indian report, a great breeding-ground for the blue wavy is the country lying in the interior.
   4 Comb ~ bunch, ~ card: see ~ note.
   1985 Terminology of Loggers 3 Blue-bunch. A prime stand of timber. 1987 POWELL 88 Each fisherman received a little book. Then the [fish] buyer obtained the stamps from the post office and they were recorded in the fisherman's book. Little blue cards were also available. In some cases, when the fisherman did not have his book available, the fish buyers would put the stamps on the blue card and then give it to the fisherman to enclose in his little book.

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