stoat
1Stoat — Stoat, n. [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st?tr a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. {Stot}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is… …
2stoat — [stōt] n. pl. stoats or stoat [ME stote] a large European ermine (Mustela erminea), esp. in its brown summer coat …
3stoat — [stəut US stout] n a small wild animal, similar to a ↑weasel, that has a long thin body and brown fur …
4stoat — [ stout ] noun count a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals …
5stoat — mid 15c., stote, ermine in its summer coat of brown, of uncertain origin. The word bears resemblance to O.N. stutr bull, Swed. stut bull, Dan. stud ox, but the sense is difficult unless a common notion is male animal …
6stoat — ► NOUN ▪ a small carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, with chestnut fur (white in northern animals in winter), white underparts, and a black tipped tail. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
7Stoat — Ermine redirects here. For other uses, see Ermine (disambiguation). Stoat Conservation status …
8stoat — UK [stəʊt] / US [stoʊt] noun [countable] Word forms stoat : singular stoat plural stoats a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals …
9stoat — noun (plural stoats; also stoat) Etymology: Middle English stote Date: 15th century the common Holarctic ermine (Mustela erminea) especially in its brown summer coat …
10stoat — [[t]sto͟ʊt[/t]] stoats N COUNT A stoat is a small, thin, wild animal that has brown fur. Some stoats that live in northern Europe have fur that turns white in winter …
