Stoat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stoat \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}.] (Zool.)
     The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown,
     but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes


     applied also to other brown weasels.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stoat
       n : the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail