"beaver eater" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-beaver eater.ogg [Australia] Forms: beaver eaters [plural]
Etymology: beaver (“rodent”) + eater. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beaver|id=rodent|t=rodent}} beaver (“rodent”), {{m|en|eater}} eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} beaver eater (plural beaver eaters)
  1. (obsolete, Canada, US) A wolverine. Tags: Canada, US, obsolete Synonyms: carcajou, quickhatch
    Sense id: en-beaver_eater-en-noun-TmrJTQgi Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 19 18 25
  2. (slang, derogatory) A Canadian person, especially a French Canadian. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: Canuck
    Sense id: en-beaver_eater-en-noun-AWTTy~B8
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beaver, eater. Synonyms: beaver-eater
    Sense id: en-beaver_eater-en-noun-K2FCeC~L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-beaver eater.ogg [Australia] Forms: beaver eaters [plural]
Etymology: beaver (“vulva or public hair near a vulva”) + eater. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beaver|id=vulva or public hair near a vulva|t=vulva or public hair near a vulva}} beaver (“vulva or public hair near a vulva”), {{m|en|eater}} eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} beaver eater (plural beaver eaters)
  1. (slang) Someone who performs cunnilingus. Tags: slang Synonyms: carpet muncher, cunnilinguist, gap-lapper, muff diver
    Sense id: en-beaver_eater-en-noun-Z3OK22V-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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