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noun 
  1. 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 
  1. To hunt game with ferrets.
  2. 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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