stoat

[ stoht ]

/ stoʊt /

noun

the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.

Origin of stoat

1425–75; late Middle English stote< ?

Words nearby stoat

St.-Mihiel, St. Moritz, stmt, St. Nazaire, stoa, stoat, stoating, stob, stoccado, stochastic, stochastic matrix

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Example sentences from the Web for stoat

It may be a visual pun on her surname, since the Greek for ermine or stoat is galay.
London’s National Gallery Opens the Exhibition of the Century|Daily Beast Promotions|November 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The stoat paused and saw the dead rabbit, and the cat standing over it with a wicked gleam in his small eyes.
Lives of the Fur Folk|M. D. Haviland
Many farmers have testified that their poultry is untouched by the Weasel, but destroyed by the Stoat.
Animal Life of the British Isles|Edward Step
The stoat came from a tree which was even more decrepit than the chestnut.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English

To these might be added the magpie, the stoat, the weasel, and other creatures that are the emblems of theft and larceny.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
The stoat must live by the food that the great God gives it, and the birds must die when their time comes.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton

British Dictionary definitions for stoat

stoat

/ (stəʊt) /

noun

a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine

Word Origin for stoat

C15: of unknown origin

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单词	stoat
释义	stoat [ stoht ] / stoʊt / noun the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage. Origin of stoat 1425–75; late Middle English stote< ? Words nearby stoat St.-Mihiel, St. Moritz, stmt, St. Nazaire, stoa, stoat, stoating, stob, stoccado, stochastic, stochastic matrix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stoat It may be a visual pun on her surname, since the Greek for ermine or stoat is galay. London’s National Gallery Opens the Exhibition of the Century\|Daily Beast Promotions\|November 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The stoat paused and saw the dead rabbit, and the cat standing over it with a wicked gleam in his small eyes. Lives of the Fur Folk\|M. D. Haviland Many farmers have testified that their poultry is untouched by the Weasel, but destroyed by the Stoat. Animal Life of the British Isles\|Edward Step The stoat came from a tree which was even more decrepit than the chestnut. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties"\|Douglas English To these might be added the magpie, the stoat, the weasel, and other creatures that are the emblems of theft and larceny. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)\|Various The stoat must live by the food that the great God gives it, and the birds must die when their time comes. The Thirsty Sword\|Robert Leighton British Dictionary definitions for stoat stoat / (stəʊt) / noun a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine Word Origin for stoat C15: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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