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beavertail

n. 1 Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat. 2 A fried-dough pastry of such shape. 3 A species of prickly pear cactus, (taxlink Opuntia basilaris species noshow=1). 4 A gun grip of such shape.

Usage examples of "beavertail".

But once the trail winds up through the aspen on the far side of the Double Seven, Beavertail Bill ought to be able to tell us whether anyone lit out for those newer gold fields to the Southwest within the past twelve hours or so, see?

Its stock incorporated a semiwide beavertailHe paused in his mental recitation of the Tac Ops catalog description to peer at the weapon, not quite sure what a beavertail was.

His sexy Tango 51 with dual palm swells and beavertail had cost him nearly five thousand dollars, but it had been worth every penny.

Tac Ops catalog description to peer at the weapon, not quite sure what a beavertail was.

Further north, there are stands of beavertail and above them, on the high slopes of the Last Chance Range, are forests of juniper and pinyon pine.

He turned south at Beavertail, following the old railroad right of way down the Gallatin Trace.

Not really comfortable, especially the way my nuts kept winding up in the crevice the Chukhamagh made for their beavertails, but good enough.

Sammy slipped a beavertail sap off his belt and bopped him in the balls.

Strapped onto Beavertails, Qwilleran clomped uncertainly down the hall again.

You can go shoeing with me when snow flies, if you want, and I'll show you how to use your Beavertails, Maybe you'd like to see my traps.

After the check was cashed and the Beavertails were paid for, they started off for the rehearsal hall with a rumble, a jolt, and a backfire, and he said casually, "What do you think of the vandalism in Pickax, Chad?