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An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / 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. |
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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. |
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A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. |
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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. |
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