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Beaver   /bˈivər/   Listen
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Beaver  n.  
1.
(Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
2.
The fur of the beaver.
3.
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk. "A brown beaver slouched over his eyes."
4.
Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
5.
A man's beard.
6.
The hair on a woman's pubic area; vulgar. (vulgar slang)
7.
A woman; vulgar and offensive. (vulgar slang)
8.
A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; used especially in the phrase eager beaver. (informal)
Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.


Beaver  n.  That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.





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"Beaver" Quotes from Famous Books



... same moment, Hersh Ezofowich standing at the door of the meeting house, put his white hand into the pocket of his satin halat, raised his head, covered with a costly beaver cap, and not less loudly than the Rabbi, but in a different ...
— An Obscure Apostle - A Dramatic Story • Eliza Orzeszko
... we see them. The same efforts made in swimming—i.e., in pushing back the water, in order to advance and to move in this liquid—have likewise extended the membrane situated between the digits of the frogs, the sea-turtles, the otter, beaver, etc. ...
— Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution - His Life and Work • Alpheus Spring Packard
... a character. His low, broad-brimmed beaver—which has gained him the sobriquet of "Old Hat"—pulled well down over a square-built head, the old-fashioned high cravat in which his neck is buried to the ears, the big shoes ensconced in clumsy gaiters, give him more the air of a Yorkshire gentleman-farmer of the old school than of a ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, September 1880 • Various
... kneel, and utter a fervent prayer. We can just remember seeing this devout lady on one of these pilgrimages. She usually rode from her mansion in the neighbourhood to the churchyard, on a favourite poney, and wore a large, flapping, drab beaver hat, and a woollen habit, nearly trailing on the ground. At home she evinced an eccentric affection for her deceased lord: his chair was placed, as during his lifetime, at the dinner-table; and its vacancy seemed ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 565 - Vol. 20, No. 565., Saturday, September 8, 1832 • Various
... Turtle's custom to leave his home in Black Creek now and than and spend a few days in some other neighborhood. He said that after living in the creek as many years as he had it did him good to get a change once in a while. About every forty years he paid a visit to the Beaver Pond on the other side of Blue Mountain. But he visited Cedar Swamp oftener than that, because it ...
— The Tale of Bobby Bobolink - Tuck-me-In Tales • Arthur Scott Bailey


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