FOUMART

polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius

(noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foumart (plural foumarts)

A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.

Anagrams

• farm out

Source: Wiktionary


Fou"mart`, n. Etym: [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f foul + mear, meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul, a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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