DCHP-1 Online

beaver-eater

• n. the wolverine (def. la) or carcajou.

  See also: wolverine (def. 1a)  

  • 1763  (1904)  The country everywhere abounds with wild animals, particularly bears . . . beaver eaters. . . .
  • 1965  Beaver-eater is one of the wolverine's nicknames.