| Definitions of 'FERRET' |
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1. (noun) black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
2. (verb) ferret
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
3. (verb) ferret
hound or harry relentlessly
4. (verb) ferret
hunt with ferrets
5. (verb) ferret out, ferret
search and discover through persistent investigation
"She ferreted out the truth"
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| Definitions of 'FERRET' |
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1. (noun) FERRET
an animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / 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
2. (noun) FERRET
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
3. (noun) FERRET
a kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting
4. (noun) FERRET
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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