beavering

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noun

Hunting or trapping beaver.

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Meanings

nounbeavering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHunting or trapping beaver.

    Thank'ee, Hurry; thank'ee, with all my heart--but I do a little beavering for myself as occasions offer.

    1841, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of beaver

Origin

From beaver + -ing.

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APA

beavering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavering

MLA

“beavering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beavering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavering.

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