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Definition of 'ferret'Etymology 1
(etyl) furet, ferret, from (etyl) firet, furet, diminutive of (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
An often domesticated mammal rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
The (black-footed ferret), .
A diligent searcher.
Synonyms
* (domesticated polecat) Mustela putorius furo
Verb
( en-verb)
To hunt game with ferrets.
To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out .
* Shakespeare
- Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
- She ferreted in her bag; then held it up mouth downwards; then fumbled in her lap, all so vigorously that Charles Steele in the Panama hat suspended his paint-brush.
See also
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Etymology 2
(etyl) fioretto
Noun
(dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.
* Charles Dickens, Bleak House
- red tape and green ferret
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