Ferret

['ferɪt] or ['fɛrɪt]

Definition

(noun.) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits.

(verb.) hunt with ferrets.

(verb.) hound or harry relentlessly.

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Definition

(n.) An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / 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.

(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.

(n.) A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

(n.) 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.

Checker: Nanette

Definition

n. a half-tamed albino variety of the polecat employed in unearthing rabbits.—v.t. to drive out of a hiding-place: to search out cunningly:—pr.p. ferr′eting; pa.p. ferr′eted.—n. Ferr′eter one who uses a ferret to catch rabbits &c.: one who searches minutely.

n. ribbon woven from spun silk.

Edited by Davy