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Posted By: wwh beaver - 11/30/02 05:23 PM
There are two words spelled "beaver" The second has a different etymology:
5ME bavier < OFr baviere, beaver of a helmet, orig., bib < baver, to drivel < bave, saliva, foam6
1 a movable piece of armor on the lower part of a medieval helmet, for protecting the mouth and chin
Note that the baby's "bib" comes from same root.

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