beaver

A helmet in general, but particularly that part which lets down to allow of the wearer's drinking.

Beaver
·noun The fur of the beaver. II. Beaver ·noun An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. III. Beav...

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Beaver State
·add. ·- Oregon; — a nickname. ...

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beaver-rat
n. an aquatic rodent, somethinglike the English water-rat, genus Hydromys. 1864. `Proceedings of t...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris