ferret
noun
1 ferret
Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct.
synonyms: black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.
Polish: tchórz czarnołapy, tchórz czarnonogi
2 ferret
Domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits.
Dutch: fret
Polish: fretka
verb
1 ferret
Hound or harry relentlessly.
2 ferret
Hunt with ferrets.
3 ferret
Search and discover through persistent investigation:
— She ferreted out the truth.
synonym: ferret out.
Dutch: nasnuffelen, naspeuren, navorsen, nawroeten, rondsnuffelen
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