Dutch Meaning of ferret
Fret
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Definitions and Meaning of ferret in English
ferret (n)
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
ferret (v)
hound or harry relentlessly
hunt with ferrets
search and discover through persistent investigation
ferret (n.)
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.
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.
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
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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Fret
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct, domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits, hou
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No antonyms found.
ferrest => fret, ferrer => Ferrer, ferreous => ijzerhoudend, ferre => IJzer, ferrate => via ferrata,
