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  1. ferret
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  2. ferret
    [n] - domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits 2. [v] - hound or harry relentlessly 3. [v] - hunt with ferrets
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  3. Ferret
    Mythical NATO codename for mythical Mig-37 stealth fighter
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  4. Ferret
    Fer'ret noun [ French furet , confer Late Latin furo ; probably from Latin fur thief (cf. Furtive ); confer Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zoology) An animal of the Weasel family ( Mustela or Putorius furo ), abo...
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  5. Ferret
    Fer'ret transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ferreted ; present participle & verbal noun Ferreting .] [ Confer French fureter . See Ferret , nou...
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  6. Ferret
    Fer'ret noun [ Ital. foretto , dim. of fiore flower; or French fleuret . Confer Floret .] A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting .
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  7. Ferret
    Fer'ret noun [ French feret , dim. or fer iron, Latin ferrum .] (Glass Making) The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/21

  8. ferret
    <zoology> An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela or Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white colour, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. ... Origin: F. Fu...
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  9. ferret
    verb hunt with ferrets
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  10. ferret
    verb hound or harry relentlessly
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  11. Ferret
    • (n.) The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles. • (n.) An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of...
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  12. ferret
    either of two species of carnivore, the common ferret and the black-footed ferret, belonging to the weasel family (Mustelidae).[1 related articles]
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  13. ferret
    ferret, name for a domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius, common in the Old World. It has been used for centuries to hunt rats, mice, and rabbits. Domestic ferrets are found in many color types including albinos, brown, and black. The name is also applied to a related wild species, the North Americ...
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  14. Ferret
    Ferret is slang for the penis.
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  15. Ferret
    Ferret is slang for the penis.
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  16. Ferret
    The Ferret (Mustela furo) is the albino variety of domesticated polecat used for driving rabbits from their burrows. The ferret, being albino, is generally white in colour with pink eyes, but they often cross-breed with polecats to produce other coloured variations.
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  17. Ferret
    The Daimler Ferret is a British armoured car first built in 1949, production finishing in 1971. Various models were produced, all manned by a crew of two. The early model Mk I was armed with a machine-gun mounted on its open top. By the Mk V the vehicle was fitted with a turret and could carry the S...
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  18. ferret
    Domesticated variety of the Old World polecat. About 35 cm/1.2 ft long, it usually has yellowish-white fur and pink eyes, but may be the dark brown colour of a wild polecat. Ferrets may breed with wild polecats. They have been used since ancient times to hunt rabbits and rats
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  19. Ferret
    The `ferret` is a domesticated mammal of the type Mustela putorius furo. Ferrets are sexually sigfig=1-->-->, and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10&nbsp;years. Several other small, elongated carnivorous mammals belonging to the family Mustelidae (weasels) also have the word ferret...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret

  20. Ferret
    (Timely Comics) `The Ferret` is a Timely Comics character who first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #4 (Feb. 1940). He was a generic detective whose only notable feature was his pet ferret, Nosie. Publication history: The Ferret appeared in six stories during the Golden Age of Comic ...
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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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