DCHP-1 Online
dam ((1)) 1 
n. a dam built by beavers to maintain a constant water level above their lodge.
See also: beaver dam
- 1907 After placing the trap on the dam[,] Wa-sa-Kejic opened another ready for setting, tied the poles, and had everything ready. . . .
- 1948 Some of these lengths [the beaver] use for dams. . . .
- 1907 After placing the trap on the dam[,] Wa-sa-Kejic opened another ready for setting, tied the poles, and had everything ready. . . .