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[ˈfɛrɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown
- an assiduous search for something
(e.g: he had a quick ferret around)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’
[ˈfɛrɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits
(e.g: I could show you how to ferret for rabbits)
- rummage about in a place or container in search of something
(e.g: he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’
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