"beavertail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beavertails [plural]
Etymology: beaver + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beaver|tail}} beaver + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} beavertail (plural beavertails)
  1. (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-TIrvCXOI Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail or Beaver Tail. Tags: Canada, US Translations (fried pastry): queue de castor (French)
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-hK4rvkBk Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'fried pastry': 8 81 7 5 0
  3. A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris. Categories (lifeform): Cacti
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-XTl7Ralv Disambiguation of Cacti: 14 18 61 5 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 48 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 26 47 6 1
  4. A gun grip of such shape.
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-ZL--aX14
  5. The tail of a beaver.
    Sense id: en-beavertail-en-noun-yoX-eXET
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beaver tail, beaver-tail

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for beavertail meaning in English (2.8kB)

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