stoatn.

Brit.

/stəʊt/, U.S.

/stoʊt/

Forms: Middle English s[t]ot, Middle English–1500s stoote, Middle English–1800s stote, 1800s stoot, 1600s– stoat.

Etymology: Of obscure origin: there appears to be no ground for assuming connection with stot n.¹

a. The European ermine, Putorius ermineus or Mustela erminea, esp. when in its brown summer coat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela erminea (stoat)

erminea1200

vaira1387

whitretc1440

stoatc1460

lobstera1496

ermelin1555

lasset-mouse1591

weasel1607

stump1854

stoat-weasel1882

c1460 Porkington MS. 10 lf. 189 Þis byne þe bestes of þe stynkyng fute. The folmard..þe ottur þe stote and þe pol~catte.

1486 Bk. St. Albans f iv b The Squyrell, the Whitrat, the S [t] ot, and the Pulcatte.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Stoote, beast or vermyne whyche kylleth rabettes, ferunculus.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oiv^v/2 A Stote, vermine, furnuculus.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 219 It is said..that if the head of a wolfe be hanged vp in a doue-cote, neither cat, Ferret, weasil, Stoate, or other noysome beast dare to enter therein.

1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. D Beasts, bearing Furr..Minck, Stote, Miniuer..[etc.].

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 417 When they are penned up they are more secure from the stote.

1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. i. 40 The weesel being usually mistaken for a small stoat.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 400 Stoot, a species of pole-cat or weazle.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 56 Lion and stoat have isled together, knave, In time of flood.

1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 64 The stoat or, as it is generally called when in winter dress, the ermine (Mustela erminea), is closely allied to the weasel.

1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes xxxix You are as keen after gold as a stoat after poultry.

b. figurative, esp. a treacherous fellow; a sexually aggressive man, a lecher.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lascivious or lustful person > lecher

lecherc1175

lechererc1380

router1531

twigger1573

luxur1604

bitch-hunter1611

whorehopper1664

swinge-bow1675

tomcat1884

chippy chaser1887

alley cat1911

lech1943

stoata1960

shark1981

1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola ii. vi. 173 You came here as a famous plot-hunter, a sort of stoat, to pull conspirators out of their nests.

a1960 E. M. Forster Maurice (1971) xxx. 138 His feeling for Dickie required a very primitive name... What a stoat he had been!

1978 C. Egleton Mills Bomb xxii. 208 ‘Would it surprise you to learn that he was a fag?’ ‘You've got it wrong; everyone knew he was a stoat.’

Compounds

C1. stoat-hunting.

ΚΠ

1836 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. iii To remember it was Sunday, and no day for stoat hunting.

C2.

stoat-weasel n. a stoat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela erminea (stoat)

erminea1200

vaira1387

whitretc1440

stoatc1460

lobstera1496

ermelin1555

lasset-mouse1591

weasel1607

stump1854

stoat-weasel1882

1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 iii. 427 Stoat-weasels..still hold their ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

stoatv.

Brit.

/stəʊt/, U.S.

/stoʊt/

Etymology: Of obscure origin.

Tailoring.

transitive. To sew with a particular kind of invisible stitch, which passes only half-way through the cloth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > with invisible stitch

slip-stitch1872

catch-stitch1879

blind stitcha1884

stoat1901

1901 P. N. Hasluck Tailoring 21 The tear to be stoated must have firm edges; it is impossible to stoat ravelled edges such as most serges have.

Derivatives

ˈstoated adj.

ΚΠ

1888 1st Rep. Sel. Comm. Sweating Syst. 1029 Tailors' Log. Stoated and double pricked edges 3s 0d.

1888 Daily News 21 Sept. 4/7 Enduring fierce rebuke from ‘the boss’ for a shoulder awkwardly wadded, or a badly ‘stoated’ edge.

Categories »

ˈstoating adj.

ˈstoating n.

ΚΠ

1901 P. N. Hasluck Tailoring 21 There are three kinds of absolutely invisible stitches which are used to repair tears... These are stoating, fine-drawing, and rentering.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stoat
释义	stoatn. Brit. /stəʊt/, U.S. /stoʊt/ Forms: Middle English s[t]ot, Middle English–1500s stoote, Middle English–1800s stote, 1800s stoot, 1600s– stoat. Etymology: Of obscure origin: there appears to be no ground for assuming connection with stot n.¹ a. The European ermine, Putorius ermineus or Mustela erminea, esp. when in its brown summer coat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela erminea (stoat) erminea1200 vaira1387 whitretc1440 stoatc1460 lobstera1496 ermelin1555 lasset-mouse1591 weasel1607 stump1854 stoat-weasel1882 c1460 Porkington MS. 10 lf. 189 Þis byne þe bestes of þe stynkyng fute. The folmard..þe ottur þe stote and þe pol~catte. 1486 Bk. St. Albans f iv b The Squyrell, the Whitrat, the S [t] ot, and the Pulcatte. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Stoote, beast or vermyne whyche kylleth rabettes, ferunculus. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oiv^v/2 A Stote, vermine, furnuculus. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 219 It is said..that if the head of a wolfe be hanged vp in a doue-cote, neither cat, Ferret, weasil, Stoate, or other noysome beast dare to enter therein. 1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. D Beasts, bearing Furr..Minck, Stote, Miniuer..[etc.]. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 417 When they are penned up they are more secure from the stote. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. i. 40 The weesel being usually mistaken for a small stoat. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 400 Stoot, a species of pole-cat or weazle. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 56 Lion and stoat have isled together, knave, In time of flood. 1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 64 The stoat or, as it is generally called when in winter dress, the ermine (Mustela erminea), is closely allied to the weasel. 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes xxxix You are as keen after gold as a stoat after poultry. b. figurative, esp. a treacherous fellow; a sexually aggressive man, a lecher. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lascivious or lustful person > lecher lecherc1175 lechererc1380 router1531 twigger1573 luxur1604 bitch-hunter1611 whorehopper1664 swinge-bow1675 tomcat1884 chippy chaser1887 alley cat1911 lech1943 stoata1960 shark1981 1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola ii. vi. 173 You came here as a famous plot-hunter, a sort of stoat, to pull conspirators out of their nests. a1960 E. M. Forster Maurice (1971) xxx. 138 His feeling for Dickie required a very primitive name... What a stoat he had been! 1978 C. Egleton Mills Bomb xxii. 208 ‘Would it surprise you to learn that he was a fag?’ ‘You've got it wrong; everyone knew he was a stoat.’ Compounds C1. stoat-hunting. ΚΠ 1836 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. iii To remember it was Sunday, and no day for stoat hunting. C2. stoat-weasel n. a stoat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela erminea (stoat) erminea1200 vaira1387 whitretc1440 stoatc1460 lobstera1496 ermelin1555 lasset-mouse1591 weasel1607 stump1854 stoat-weasel1882 1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 iii. 427 Stoat-weasels..still hold their ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). stoatv. Brit. /stəʊt/, U.S. /stoʊt/ Etymology: Of obscure origin. Tailoring. transitive. To sew with a particular kind of invisible stitch, which passes only half-way through the cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > with invisible stitch slip-stitch1872 catch-stitch1879 blind stitcha1884 stoat1901 1901 P. N. Hasluck Tailoring 21 The tear to be stoated must have firm edges; it is impossible to stoat ravelled edges such as most serges have. Derivatives ˈstoated adj. ΚΠ 1888 1st Rep. Sel. Comm. Sweating Syst. 1029 Tailors' Log. Stoated and double pricked edges 3s 0d. 1888 Daily News 21 Sept. 4/7 Enduring fierce rebuke from ‘the boss’ for a shoulder awkwardly wadded, or a badly ‘stoated’ edge. Categories » ˈstoating adj. ˈstoating n. ΚΠ 1901 P. N. Hasluck Tailoring 21 There are three kinds of absolutely invisible stitches which are used to repair tears... These are stoating, fine-drawing, and rentering. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1460v.1888
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