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Ferret - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ferret : (noun)
1: ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
[syn: black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes]
2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for
hunting rats and rabbits
(verb)
1: hound or harry relentlessly
2: hunt with ferrets
3: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She
ferreted out the truth" [syn: ferret out]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ferret : \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ferret : \Fer"ret\, n. [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.]
(Glass Making)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ferret : \Fer"ret\, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur
thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ferret : \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ferret : Lev. 11:30 (R.V., "gecko"), one of the unclean creeping things.
It was perhaps the Lacerta gecko which was intended by the
Hebrew word (anakah, a cry, "mourning," the creature which
groans) here used, i.e., the "fan-footed" lizard, the gecko
which makes a mournful wail. The LXX. translate it by a word
meaning "shrew-mouse," of which there are three species in
Palestine. The Rabbinical writers regard it as the hedgehog. The
translation of the Revised Version is to be preferred.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ferret |
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Zanadria: "You dont want a Ferret stuck up your ass. They're not like gerbils." - Ron White |
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TravAnd: RT @TravAnd everytime i look at @missbmonet it reminds me of the pet Ferret my bestfriend had when we were #growinup
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TravAnd: everytime i look at @missbmonet it reminds me of the pet Ferret my bestfriend had when we were #growinup |
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