Stoat
Pronunciation : Stoat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. Stot.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913