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  • 11fitchew — Foumart Fou mart , n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul + mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul}, a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European polecat; called also {European ferret}, and {fitchew}. See… …

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  • 12foulimart — Foumart Fou mart , n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul + mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul}, a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European polecat; called also {European ferret}, and {fitchew}. See… …

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  • 13Foumart — Fou mart , n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul + mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul}, a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European polecat; called also {European ferret}, and {fitchew}. See {Polecat}.… …

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  • 14fulimart — Foumart Fou mart , n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul + mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul}, a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European polecat; called also {European ferret}, and {fitchew}. See… …

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  • 15Polecat — Pole cat , n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See {Poultry}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a substance of… …

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  • 16Putorius foetidus — Polecat Pole cat , n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See {Poultry}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a… …

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  • 17foumart — /fooh meuhrt, mahrt /, n. the European polecat, Mustela putorius. Also, foulmart. [1300 50; ME fulmard, folmarde. See FOUL, MARTEN] * * * …

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  • 18foul — {{11}}foul (adj.) O.E. ful rotten, unclean, vile, corrupt, offensive to the senses, from P.Gmc. *fulaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., ful, M.Du. voul, Du. vuil, O.H.G. fül, Ger. faul, Goth. füls), from root *fu , corresponding to PIE *pu , perhaps from the… …

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  • 19polecat — n. 1. [Of Europe.] Fitchew, fitch, fitchet, weasel, foumart, foulmart (Mustela putorius). 2. [Of North America.] Mink, minx (Mustela vison) …

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  • 20genus Mustela — noun type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels • Syn: ↑Mustela • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae • Member Meronyms …

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