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Definition of American sable
1. Noun. Valued for its fur.
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Sable
Literary usage of American sable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"I am inclined to believe that the American sable is very distinct from the Pine
Marten of Europe, with which it is usually arranged ; but as I have had no ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"If. americana, Turton ; the North-American sable or Marten.—A species so closely
allied to the European Pine Marten and Asiatic Sable that it is very ..."
3. A Trip to Alaska: A Narrative of what was Seen and Heard During a Summer by George Wardman (1884)
"In addition to these are the land otter, marten, American sable, mink, beaver,
... The difference between martin anu American sable is one rather of degree ..."
4. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"The American sable, or Pine Marten, of the Northern Fig. 47. — Weasel. Fig. 48.
—American sable. States and Canada, is much smaller than the Fisher, ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"American sable or ... erly United States and the whole of British America, and
is commonly called the American sable. The Siberian or true sable Is V. ..."
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