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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

... coaxed the fellow to go home with him so that he could get a tintype of Levicy and the children. He never stopped until he had ten dollars' worth of tintypes and then he didn't want the fellow to leave. But he did. Finally settled over on Beaver. His name was Jerome Bailey and he died a rich man and always said he got his start with the ten dollars he earned making tintypes for Captain ...

— Blue Ridge Country • Jean Thomas

... tie-drives, and of wild rides down the long "V" flume. A happy, light-hearted set of fellows are these "tie-men," and not an evening but their rude shanty resounds with merriment galore. Fun is in the air to-night, and "Beaver" (so dubbed on account of an unfortunate tendency to fall into every hole of water he goes anywhere near) is the unlucky wight upon whom the rude witticisms concentrate; for he has fallen into the water again to- day, and is busily engaged in drying his clothes by the stove. They accuse him ...

— Around the World on a Bicycle V1 • Thomas Stevens

... large, red-faced man with an extremely loud vest. He wore a high hat of gray beaver, and a large but questionable diamond sparkled on his finger. He walked directly up to Mr. Gubb ...

— Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective • Ellis Parker Butler

... covered with mud, horses and harness and robes and even the blanket in which Lady Alicia had wrapped herself. She had done this, I could see, to give decent protection to a Redfern coat of plucked beaver with immense reveres, though there was mud enough on her stout tan shoes, so unmistakably English in their common-sense solidity, and some on her fur turban and even a splash or two on her face. That face, by the way, has an apple-blossom ...

— The Prairie Mother • Arthur Stringer

... appearance he differed altogether from the rest. He wore a white beaver hat with broad brim, and a coat of great "jeans," wide-sleeved and loose-bodied. He had the look of a well-to-do corn-farmer from Indiana or a pork-merchant from Cincinnati. Yet there was something in his manner that ...

— The Quadroon - Adventures in the Far West • Mayne Reid

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