"beavering" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From beaver + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beaver|ing}} beaver + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beavering (uncountable)
  1. Hunting or trapping beaver. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-beavering-en-noun-gH4a3unD Disambiguation of Hunting: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22

Verb

Etymology: From beaver + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beaver|ing}} beaver + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beavering
  1. present participle and gerund of beaver Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beaver Derived forms: beavering away
    Sense id: en-beavering-en-verb-HOSZgLIT
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