dam ((1))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a dam built by beavers to maintain a constant water level above their lodge.

Quotations

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. . . .