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Pronunciation : Fer"ret
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fer"ret
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferreting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fer"ret
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fer"ret
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.] (Glass Making)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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