ferret
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fer·ret (fer′ət)
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fer·ret (fer′ət)
noun
- a small, domesticated European polecat with pink eyes and yellowish fur, easily tamed for hunting rabbits, rats, etc.
- a rare, black-footed weasel (Mustela nigripes) of the W U.S.
Etymology: ME feret < OFr furet < LL furetus, dim. of furo, a ferret < L fur, thief: see furtive
transitive verb
- to force out of hiding with or as if with a ferret
- to search for persistently and discover (facts, the truth, etc.); search: with out
- Archaic to keep after; harass
intransitive verb
- to hunt with ferrets
- to search around
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