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From the 1880s onwards a popular pastime among university undergraduates was ‘beaver spotting’, said to have originated at Oxford. The game involved seeking out a man who was unfashionable enough to persist in wearing a huge beard and whiskers and to yell ‘Beaver!’ in a derisory fashion. It was alleged that Prince George (later King George V) was hollered at by a London taxi driver, who lent out of his cab and yelled ‘Beaver’ at the unrecognised man in front of him.
Moustaches, Whiskers & Beards by Lucinda Hawksley, National Portrait Gallery
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