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单词 weaselship
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weaselshipn.

/ˈwiːz(ə)lʃɪp/
Etymology: < weasel n. + -ship suffix.
1. A mock title for a weasel. Obsolete.
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1702 T. Yalden Æsop at Court vii. 19 A Fox..ask'd him..why his Weazle-ship wou'd keep, In durance vile.
2. The condition or qualities of a weasel. In quot. figurative.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > condition of
weaselship1861
1861 Macmillan's Mag. 4 311/1 Such a representation..as would..exhibit his weaselship in the most striking light.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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