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Meaning of beaver

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  beaver
      n 1: the soft brown fur of the beaver [syn: {beaver}, {beaver
           fur}]
      2: a native or resident of Oregon [syn: {Oregonian}, {Beaver}]
      3: a full beard
      4: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
         with beaver fur [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat},
         {silk hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {topper}, {beaver}]
      5: a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect
         the lower face
      6: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
         [syn: {beaver}, {castor}]
      7: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad
         flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
      v 1: work hard on something [syn: {beaver}, {beaver away}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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