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Ferret

Ferret (ferret)
n.(?)
Fer"ret
[F. furet, cf. LL. furo] prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zoöl.)
  1. An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela or 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.

Ferret

Ferret (ferret)
v. t.
Fer"ret
  1. 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.

    Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.

Ferret

Ferret (ferret)
n.
Fer"ret
  1. A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

Ferret

Ferret (ferret)
n.
Fer"ret
  1. 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.












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