ferrety

ferrety
ferret ► NOUN 1) a domesticated albino or brown polecat, used for catching rabbits. 2) informal a search.
► VERB (ferreted, ferreting) 1) hunt with ferrets. 2) search for something in a place or container. 3) (ferret out) investigate assiduously.
DERIVATIVES ferreter noun ferrety adjective.
ORIGIN Old French fuiret, from Latin fur 'thief' .

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