Definitions

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  • noun The pelt of a beaver.

Etymologies

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beaver +‎ skin

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Examples

  • I often fantasize about her and yours truly in a cabin, candle light, a beaverskin rug, some Malox, and an endless evening of watching her Adam's Apple bob up and down while she expounds on her dream of seeing the New York Times go poof.

    Archive 2004-03-07 Spectre 2004

  • Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field, bundled up in a long moleskin overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormous beaverskin boots.

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rowling, J. K. 1997

  • But when he does, his wardrobe generally consists of a $400 black beaverskin Resistol hat, a long-sleeved collared shirt and straight-leg faded jeans pulled down over a pair of $700 brown Boulet boots.

    Daily News-Record 2009

  • He'll be happier than a schoolmarm in a beaverskin shop on payday at the Christmas sale, I declare! "

    CHE > Latest news 2010

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