fur seal

any of several eared seals, as Callorhinus alascanus, having a plush underfur used in making coats, trimmings, etc.

Origin of fur seal

First recorded in 1765–75

fupa, fuqaha, fur, fur brigade, fur farm, fur seal, fur seal islands, fur., furaldehyde, furan, furanose

But the practical question is, What has been the effect of either or both of these commissions upon the fur-seal industry?

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899 |Various
The fur-seal fishery is an important industry, though apparently a declining one.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
Ask them if they will take us to Sitka, provided we will give them the fur-seal's tooth.

Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 |Various
The administration of the Alaskan fur-seal service should be vested in the Bureau of Fisheries.

State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt |Theodore Roosevelt

The fur-seal imbroglio had already become an international menace; the peace of great nations was threatened by it.

The Arena |Various

fur seal

any of various eared seals, esp of the genus Arctocephalus, that have a fine dense underfur and are hunted as a source of sealskin