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ferret — fer|ret1 [ˈferıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: furet, from Latin fur thief ] a small animal with a pointed nose, used to hunt rats and rabbits ferret 2 ferret2 v 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] [i]informal to search for somet … Dictionary of contemporary English
ferret — I. noun Etymology: Middle English furet, ferret, from Anglo French firet, furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittus, literally, little thief, diminutive of Latin fur thief more at furtive Date: 14th century 1. a. a domesticated usually albino, brownish … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ferret — Fer ret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ferret out something — ferret out (something) to discover something after careful searching. Officials say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you re looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret them out … New idioms dictionary
ferret out — (something) to discover something after careful searching. Officials say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you re looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret them out … New idioms dictionary
Ferret Music — Ferret Records Ferret Records (ou Ferret Music) est un label musical indépendant. Le label produit des groupes de metal, tout sous genres confondus, mais principalement du metalcore et du post hardcore. La plupart des groupes sous ce label… … Wikipédia en Français
Ferret Music — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ferret Music es un sello discográfico independiente fundado en 1996 por Carl Severson y Paul Conroy en New Brunswick, New Jersey. Actualmente pertenece a la subdivisión de Warner Music Group, Independent Label Group… … Wikipedia Español
ferret — I verb bring to light, dig out, discover, disinter, elicit, find, fish out, hunt, look for, rimari, root out, search, seek, trace, track down, unearth associated concepts: ferret out a crime II index hunt, search … Law dictionary
ferret — ferret1 [fer′ət] n. [< It fioretti, floss silk, orig. pl. of fioretto, dim. of fiore, a flower < L flos, FLOWER] a narrow ribbon of cotton, wool, silk, etc.: also ferreting ferret2 [fer′ət] n. [ME feret < OFr furet < LL furetus, dim.… … English World dictionary
ferret somebody out — ˌferret sb/sthˈout derived (informal) to discover information or to find sb/sth by searching thoroughly, asking a lot of questions, etc • He is determined to ferret out the truth about what happened. Main entry: ↑ferretderived … Useful english dictionary
