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▪ I. fitchet n.
var. of *fidget n.2
▪ II. fitchet|ˈfɪtʃɪt|
Also 6 fechet, 7–8 fichat.
[dim. of fitch n.2]
1. = fitchew 1, 2.
1535in Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 29 My blew furryd gowne of fechets. 1653Walton Angler i. i. 14 The Fichat..and the like creatures. 1772T. Simpson Vermin-Killer 23 The Polecat, Fitchat, Fitchew, Formet. 1885[see fitchew 1].
†2. Incorrectly: The weasel. Obs. exc. dial.
1693Ray Synops. Animal. 195. 1713 Richardson in Phil. Trans. XXVIII. 170 He [Ray] says that Mustela vulgaris is called here a Foumart or Fitchet. 1881Leicester Gloss., Fitchet ..sometimes incorrectly applied to a weasel. |