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Ferret
ˈfɛrɪt
Ferret definitions
noun
ferret
ferrets
- a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown
- an assiduous search for something
"he had a quick ferret around"
verb
ferrets
ferreting
ferreted
ferret
- (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits
"I could show you how to ferret for rabbits"
- clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets
- rummage about in a place or container in search of something
"he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around"
rummage search about scrabble around feel around grope around forage around fish about fish around poke about poke around scratch about scratch around delve dig hunt- discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation
"she had the ability to ferret out the facts"