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beavertail

beavertail noun: any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.

beavertail: any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually...
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Noun

beavertail (plural beavertails)

  1. (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
  2. (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
  3. A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
  4. A gun grip of such shape.
  5. A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
  6. The tail of a beaver.

Forms of beavertail

pluralbeavertails
alternative formbeaver tail
alternative formbeaver-tail

Origin of beavertail

From beaver + tail.

Questions about beavertail

What does beavertail mean?
Beavertail means any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
What part of speech is beavertail?
Beavertail is a noun.
What is the plural of beavertail?
The plural of beavertail is beavertails.

Words near beavertail in the dictionary

  1. beaverslides
  2. Beaverson
  3. beaversona
  4. beaversonas
  5. Beaversons
  6. beavertail
  7. beavertails
  8. beaverteen
  9. beaverteens
  10. Beaverton
  11. beaverwood

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