Definitions | ferret |
| noun
- A mammal, Mustela putorius furo, rather like a weasel, but which was originally bred from the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits in England.
verb
- To hunt game with ferrets.
- To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
Etymology: From fuiret (modern furet) < furo "thief, ferret", diminutive of furLatin, fur "thief".
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