Ferret
noun
- 1.
- (usugo ferreting) (a small animal of the weasel family, tamed for hunting rabbits, rats, etc) សត្វសំពោចស, សត្វសំពោចស្បូវ, សត្វឆ្មាទឹក
verb — past tense: ferreted ; past participle: ferreted ; present participle: ferreting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to force out of hiding as with a ferret, to search out) ប្រដេញសត្វសំពោចស, រើរកដោយហ្មត់ចត, យកចេញពីសំបុក, បណ្ដេញចេញពីលំនៅ, ចាកចេញពីសំបុក, គាស់ពីដី, ជីកកកាយរក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- 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 Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.
- 2.
- A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
- 3.
- 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.
verb — past tense: ferreted ; past participle: ferreted ; present participle: ferreting ;
- 1.
- 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.