whittret

whittret
\\ˈ(h)witrə̇t\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English whitrat, from whit white + rat
chiefly Scotland : weasel

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whittret, -it, -ick
var. whitret.

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  • Whittret — Whit tret, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A weasel. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whittret — noun Etymology: Middle English whitrat, from white, whit white + rat rat Date: 15th century chiefly Scottish weasel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whittret — whit·tret …   English syllables

  • áápaiai — weasel; synonyms (n) informer, sneak, troublemaker, vare, whittret, (v) equivocate, evade, hedge, confess, dodge, pussyfoot …   Blackfoot - English thesaurus dictionary

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