About The Word Ferret
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Ferret
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What's The Definition Of Ferret?
[n] domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
[n] ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct [v] hunt with ferrets [v] search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" [v] hound or harry relentlessly Synonyms | Synonyms for Ferret: black-footed ferret | ferret out | Mustela nigripes Related Terms | Find terms related to Ferret: ape | Argus | bar | bear | Cape polecat | cat | cavy | chimp | chimpanzee | coon | eagle | foumart | glutton | groundhog | guinea pig | hawk | hedgehog | lynx | monk | monkey | mousehound | opossum | polecat | porcupine | possum | prairie dog | quill pig | raccoon | skunk | weasel | whistle-pig | wolverine | woodchuck | zoril See Also | discover | find | fitch | foulmart | foumart | genus Mustela | hound | hunt | hunt | hunt down | Mustela | Mustela putorius | mustelid | musteline | musteline mammal | polecat | run | trace | track down Ferret In Webster's Dictionary \Fer"ret\, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur
thief (cf. {Furtive}); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zo["o]l.)
An animal of the Weasel family ({Mustela or Putorius furo}),
about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white
color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been
domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and
rats out of their holes.
\Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.] To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret. Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak. \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. {Floret}.] A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also {ferreting}. \Fer"ret\, n. [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.] (Glass Making) The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles. |
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