foumart
/ˈfuːmət
/ /ˈfuːmɑːt/noun
Old-fashioned term for polecat.Ferrets were called: fitch, fitchet, poley, stinkmart, stinkmarten, foulmart, foulmartin, foumart, and fulimart....
- Otters and foumarts are still to be seen.
Origin
Middle English: from foul + Old English mearth 'marten'; of Germanic origin and related to marten.
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