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Chamois

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(1):

(n.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase.

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(n.) A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; - called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chamois'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chamois.html. 1828.
 
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