Beaver

bēv′ėr, n. an amphibious rodent quadruped valuable for its fur: the fur of the beaver: a hat made of the beaver's fur: a hat: a glove of beaver fur.— adj. Beav′erish ( Carlyle ), like a beaver, merely instinctive.— n. Beav′ery , a place where beavers are kept. [A.S. befer , be of or ; Dut. bever , Ger. biber , Gael, beabhar , L. fiber .]