† flewenn.
Obsolete.
A polecat.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela putorius (polecat)
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1494 Ledger-bk. A. Halyburton (1867) 50 Item 100 rygis of flewenys, price 8½ gs.
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