beavertail

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbeavertail (plural beavertails)

plural beavertails · alternative beaver tail · alternative beaver-tail

  1. CanadaUSAny object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
  2. CanadaUSA 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.

Origin

From beaver + tail.

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Translations

French queue de castor
  • queue de castorfried pastry
Cite this entry
APA

beavertail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavertail

MLA

“beavertail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavertail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beavertail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beavertail.

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