beaverling en · NOUN
Etymology
From beaver + -ling.
Meanings
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(diminutive) A small, young, or juvenile beaver.
The wife stumbled into the water, and as soon as her loot was wet, she immediately resumed her old shape as a beaver, her son became a beaverling, and the brooklet, changing to a roaring river, bore them to the lake.
1885, The Westminster review:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beaverlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |