DCHP-3

beaver lodge

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a domed structure of mud, sticks, stones, etc. built as a rule in a beaver pond behind the dam and used as a den by a family of beavers.

See: cabane(def. 3),cabin,house(def. 2),lodge ((1))(def. 1a)

Quotations

1789
I have worked at beaver lodges, killed a few beavers.
1807
For instance, when an Indian discovers one or more beaver lodges, if not already appropriated, he immediately puts a mark upon them. . . .
1964
Each end of the lake has old beaver lodges, always enthralling to boys, steeped in beaver lore at school.