Vocabulary : Ferret to Ferricyanate
Ferret : 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. ;; 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. ;; A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. ;; 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.Ferreted : of Ferret
Ferreter : One who ferrets.
Ferret-eye : The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes.
Ferreting : of Ferret
