furetto — meaning in English

English meaning

• ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
• hob noun A tool used for cutting the teeth into a gear wheel.

Senses

furetto is used for these senses in English:

• ferret An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
• hob A male ferret.

ferret — full definition

1. noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
2. noun A person who searches persistently and thoroughly.
3. verb To search persistently until something hidden is found (usually "ferret out").

hob — full definition

1. noun A tool used for cutting the teeth into a gear wheel.
2. noun The flat ledge or iron shelf beside a fire grate on which items are placed to stay warm.
3. noun The flat surface on top of a cooker where pans are heated, usually made up of several rings.
4. noun A round peg set up as a target, used especially in the game of quoits.

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