POLECATS
Noun
polecats
plural of polecat
Source: Wiktionary
POLECAT
Pole"cat`, n. Etym: [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a
poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See Poultry.] (Zoöl.)
(a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius
foetidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly
disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European
ferret.
(b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition