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beaver
1[ bee-ver ]
noun
- a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
- the fur of this animal.
- a flat, round hat made of beaver fur or a similar fabric.
- Informal. a full beard or a man wearing one.
- Informal. an exceptionally active or hard-working person.
- Slang: Vulgar.
- a woman's pubic area.
- Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman.
- Textiles.
- a cotton cloth with a thick nap, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes.
- (formerly) a heavy, soft, woolen cloth with a thick nap, made to resemble beaver fur.
- none Beaver. a native or inhabitant of Oregon, the Beaver State (used as a nickname).
verb (used without object)
- British. to work very hard or industriously at something (usually followed by away ).
beaver
2[ bee-ver ]
noun
- a piece of plate armor for covering the lower part of the face and throat, worn especially with an open helmet, as a sallet or basinet. Compare buffe ( def ), wrapper ( def 7 ).
- a piece of plate armor, pivoted at the sides, forming part of a close helmet below the visor or ventail.
Beaver
1/ ˈːə /
noun
- a member of a Beaver Colony , the youngest group of boys (aged 6–8 years) in the Scout Association
beaver
2/ ˈːə /
noun
- a large amphibious rodent, Castor fiber , of Europe, Asia, and North America: family Castoridae . It has soft brown fur, a broad flat hairless tail, and webbed hind feet, and constructs complex dams and houses (lodges) in rivers
- the fur of this animal
- mountain beavera burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa , of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- a tall hat of beaver fur or a fabric resembling it, worn, esp by men, during the 19th century
- a woollen napped cloth resembling beaver fur, formerly much used for overcoats, etc
- a greyish- or yellowish-brown
- obsolete.a full beard
- a bearded man
- modifier having the colour of beaver or made of beaver fur or some similar material
a beaver lamb coat
a beaver stole
verb
- intrusually foll byaway to work industriously or steadily
beaver
3/ ˈːə /
noun
- a movable piece on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower part of the face
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Other yvlog Forms
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of beaver1
Origin of beaver2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of beaver1
Origin of beaver2
Idioms and Phrases
see busy as a beaver ; eager beaver ; work like a beaver .Example Sentences
The decision follows years of trials and will see beavers make an officially approved return to waterways.
Wild boar, like the lynx - and the local area's legally reintroduced beavers - were once a native species but were hunted to extinction about 700 years ago.
One farmer pointed out that reintroduced beavers had caused damage worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
That the greatest minds in the conservative legal movement were beavering away for months to make sure that when all of this went into effect on Day 1, or Week 1, it would be bulletproof.
A beaver management plan is underway, and $2 million has been allocated to develop statewide coexistence strategies and help relocate beavers from where they cause problems to where they can solve them.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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