beaver

(eg. metaphor, ancient, solace )

beaver /ˈbi vər/ ?

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(n) the soft brown fur of the beaver
(n) a native or resident of Oregon
(n) a full beard
(n) a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
(n) a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face
(n) a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
(n) large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
(v) work hard on something

The beaver pelt, once the currency of a frontier, has had a treacherous history.

"I need Pennsylvania," Obama told a crowd of several thousand at an outdoor rally in Beaver on Friday night. "I need Beaver, Pennsylvania. I need you to stand up beside me and say now is the time to bring about change in America."
on Aug 30, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: International Herald Tribune
"On a couple of big sandbars there were already beaver tracks, bighorn sheep tracks," Martin said. "You could see the animals already exploring new aspects of the old canyon."
on Mar 13, 2008 By: Steve Martin Source: AZ Central.com
"I think my real competition is the beaver," Blaine said, smiling, "not the bottlenose whales."
on Apr 29, 2008 By: David Blaine Source: FOXNews