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fitchet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}. b The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fitchet \Fitch"et\, Fitchew \Fitch"ew\, n. [Cf. OF fisseau fissel, OD fisse, visse, vitsche D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). See {Polecat}.
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