Polecat

  • 21polecat wood — noun see polecat tree …

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  • 22polecat — pole|cat [ˈpəulkæt US ˈpoul ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old French poul chicken + English cat] 1.) a small dark brown wild animal that lives in northern Europe and can defend itself by producing a bad smell 2.) AmE informal a… …

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  • 23polecat — pole|cat [ poul,kæt ] noun count a small European or Asian wild animal that produces an unpleasant smell a. AMERICAN INFORMAL a SKUNK …

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  • 24polecat — n. any of a number of carnivorous mammals belonging to the weasel family; skunk, species of small mammal that sprays a foul smelling musk when threatened …

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  • 25polecat n — A small animal to be killed with a pole, the longer the pole the better …

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  • 26polecat — noun 1》 a weasel like mammal with mainly dark brown fur, noted for its fetid smell. [Mustela putorius and related species.] 2》 North American term for skunk. Origin ME: perh. from OFr. pole chicken + cat1 …

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  • 27polecat — n. 1. [Of Europe.] Fitchew, fitch, fitchet, weasel, foumart, foulmart (Mustela putorius). 2. [Of North America.] Mink, minx (Mustela vison) …

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  • 28polecat — noun (C) 1 a small dark brown wild animal that lives in northern Europe and can defend itself by producing an unpleasant smell 2 AmE informal a skunk …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29polecat — pole·cat …

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  • 30polecat — pole•cat [[t]ˈpoʊlˌkæt[/t]] n. pl. cats, (esp. collectively) cat. 1) mam a European weasel, Mustela putorius, having blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed Compare ferret I, 1) 2) mam any of various North American… …

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