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noun(fer-ret)a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
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noun(fer-ret)black-footed ferret
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noun(fer-ret)an active and persistent searcher
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verb(fer-ret)to hunt with ferrets
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verb(fer-ret)to search about
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verb(fer-ret)to hunt (animals, such as rabbits) with ferrets
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noun(fer-ret)a narrow cotton, silk, or wool tape —called also ferreting
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phrasal verb(fer-ret)to find (something, such as information) by careful searching
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noun(fer-ret)a rare weasel (Mustela nigripes) of western North American prairies having a yellowish coat, dark feet and facial mask, and a dark-tipped tail