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Definition of ferret noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ferret

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/ˈferɪt/
 
/ˈferɪt/
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  1. a small aggressive animal with a long thin body, kept for catching rabbits, killing rats, etc.Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’.
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