Ferreting

2 definitions found

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

  Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
     fleuret. Cf. {Floret}.]
     A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
     cotton or silk; -- called also {ferreting}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.]
     To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
     cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
     often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
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           Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
                                                    --Shak.
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