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Beaver   /bˈivər/   Listen
noun
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



... wives—for I was told he had several—braided all these small rings of hair, and confined them with the blue love-knots; but it is more than probable that the grave Indian performed his own toilet. His blue surtout beaver hat accorded ill with his Indian leggings and moccassins. I must think that the big man's dress was in shocking bad taste, and decided failure. I missed the sight of him carrying a flag in the procession, and mounted ...
— Life in the Clearings versus the Bush • Susanna Moodie

... who have the fever, Go the rush without delay! Take a spade and don your beaver; Tell your friends you must away! You will get a sight o' money; Reap perhaps a hundred-fold! O, it would be precious funny To sit in a hall of gold! Let's be going, Gales are blowing, Ho, all hands for digging gold! Romance throwing Colors ...
— Eventide - A Series of Tales and Poems • Effie Afton

... admitted, and assure him of a welcome," said the Colonel, turning to Tobias Platt, who hurried out of the hall, while Mr Willoughby followed him somewhat more leisurely. He found his old friend, a middle-aged man of grave exterior, in travel-stained cloak, broad-brimmed beaver, just dismounting from a strongly-built nag, to whose saddle were attached a pair of huge holsters in front, and a valise behind. He was accompanied by two attendants, each of whose animals carried considerably heavier burdens, apparently merchandise, more or less of cloth ...
— Roger Willoughby - A Story of the Times of Benbow • William H. G. Kingston

... green preen cheap sweep sheep reach street freeze dream tweed fleece cream weave screen peach gleam wheat streak bream leaves cleans crease teapot beams please greedy Easter spleen breeze gleans squeak beaver season grease sneeze wheeze sheath stream reason teacher ...
— The Beacon Second Reader • James H. Fassett

... be mistaken, when I suppose that I have at length reached the valley of the Wish-Ton Wish," the visiter said, touching a soiled and slouched beaver that more than half concealed his features. The question was put in an English that bespoke a descent from those who dwell in the midland counties of the mother country, rather than in that intonation which is still ...
— The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish • James Fenimore Cooper


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