What is the difference between polecat and weasel?
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A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela'', notably the European polecat, ''Mustela putorius .
(US, dialect) A skunk.
The least weasel, Mustela nivalis .
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela , having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.
A devious or sneaky person or animal.
A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
To achieve by clever or devious means.
* 2010 (publication date), Tony Dajer, "Vital Signs", , ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 10:
(transitive, or, reflexive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
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To engage in clever or devious behavior.
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As nouns the difference between polecat and weasel
is that polecat is a weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela, notably the European polecat, Mustela putorius while weasel is the least weasel, Mustela nivalis.As a verb weasel is
to achieve by clever or devious means.polecat
English
(wikipedia polecat)Noun
(en noun)Quotations
* 1919, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 61 *: By the little garden pergola open to the winds some fluttered peacocks were blotted nervelessly amid the dripping trees, their heads sunk back beneath their wings: while in the pergoda itself, like a fallen storm-cloud, lolled a negress, her levelled, polecat eyes semi-veiled by the nebulous alchemy of the rainbow.Derived terms
* marbled polecat * steppe polecat * striped polecat * European polecatSynonyms
* fitch * foumart * skunkAnagrams
* Appalachian Englishweasel
English
Noun
(wikipedia weasel) (en noun)Derived terms
* short-tailed weasel * weaselly, weasely * weasel wordVerb
- Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup.