Weasel vs Skunk - What's the difference?
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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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Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
(slang) A despicable person.
(slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
(cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.
To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
(cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.
to go bad, to spoil
A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
* 2006 , Pam Nilan, Carles Feixa, Global Youth?: Hybrid Identities, Plural Worlds (page 192)
* 2011 , Gerard DeGroot (quoting Brown), Seventies Unplugged
(slang) (marijuana).
Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa'' and ''Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.
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As nouns the difference between weasel and skunk
is that weasel is the least weasel, mustela nivalis while skunk is skunk (animal).As a verb weasel
is to achieve by clever or devious means.weasel
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.
Usage notes
* and weaselled are more common in the UK.Derived terms
* weasel one's way * weasel outSee also
* ferret * mink * polecat * stoatskunk
English
(wikipedia skunk)Etymology 1
At first spelt squunck, from the (etyl) name for the animal, .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* drunk as a skunk * skunkyVerb
(en verb)- I skunked him at cards.
- We fished all day but the lake skunked us.
See also
* Mephitidae * Mephitis * * * polecatEtymology 2
, influenced by the animal (Etymology 1).Noun
(en noun)- In the early 1980s, certain ex-punks joined them, becoming 'skunks' – a hybrid subculture of skinheads and punks.