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English to English noun
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musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct |  | source: wordnet30
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domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits | | source: wordnet30
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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: webster1913
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A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. | | source: webster1913
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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: webster1913
verb
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hound or harry relentlessly | | source: wordnet30
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hunt with ferrets | | source: wordnet30
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search and discover through persistent investigation | | Example: She ferreted out the truth
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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. | | source: webster1913
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