unprimeadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprʌɪm/, U.S. /ˌənˈpraɪm/ Not of the highest quality; spec. (of a fur, pelt) having hair which has not reached maximum growth.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > not the best
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1842 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 12 July Furs & Skins... Raccoon, large prime northern, No. 1..unprime or No. 3.
1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 839/1 Unprime fur seals part with their overhair very reluctantly.
1907 Hunter-Trader-Trapper Oct. 18/2 In my forty years at the game I never wasted a pound of meat or wilfully trapped an unprime skin.
1960 Boys' Life Dec. 22/2 Without the coldness the fur of the muskrat had remained unprime.
2002 T. Morantz White Man's Gonna Getcha iv. 108 This agreement involved the elimination of the trade in unprime fur.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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