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See 1783 quote.
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1771
They opened the beaver house in the lodging, and found the angle firmly frozen up.
1783
From the fore part of the house, they [the beavers] build a projection into the pond, sloping downwards all the way, and under this they enter into their house. This entrance is called by the furriers, the Angle; nor do they always content themselves with one. . . .