ferret

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for ferret

ferret 🔊 /fɛˈɹʌt/

ferret : මුගටි වර්ගයක්

ferret : උත්සාහයෙන් එළිදරව් කර ගන්නවා

ferret definition

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. 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.
  3. A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
  4. 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.