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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fer-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt



Definition of ferrets

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."
  • As in snoop : noun person who noses around
  • As in prier : noun snoop
  • As in snooper : noun snoop
  • As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
  • As in root : verb dig and search
  • As in scout : verb investigate, check out
  • As in search : verb seek to find something
  • As in unearth : verb dig up
  • As in grub : verb dig, uncover
Example sentences :
  • The ferrets are of immense value, and difficult workmanship.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • Well go through it, said I, like ferrets through a ships hold.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • After dinner Eric asked Marjorie to come with him to visit his ferrets.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • Stick your legs well out in front, or the ferrets may bite 'em.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • His eyes seemed to his visitor to be as sharp and almost as red as those of ferrets.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • The truth was the ferrets were more afraid of the rats than the rats were of them.
  • Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • There were other ferrets in that dark warren and bigger game to be had.
  • Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • Some ferrets cause rabbits to bolt rapidly, while others are slow.
  • Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
  • Ferrets are cleanly animals both in appearance and in their habits.
  • Extract from : « All about Ferrets and Rats » by Adolph Isaacsen
  • It will not do to hunt with ferrets until they are at least seven months old.
  • Extract from : « All about Ferrets and Rats » by Adolph Isaacsen

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