ferret
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verbDefinition of FERRET
intransitive verb
1
: to hunt with ferrets
2
: to search about
transitive verb
1
a (1) : to hunt (as rabbits) with ferrets (2) : to force out of hiding : flush b : to find and bring to light by searching —usually used with out <ferret out the answers>
— fer·ret·er noun
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15th century
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