хорёк — 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 kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

Senses

хорёк is used for these senses in English:

• European polecat Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
• 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 kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
2. noun The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
3. noun The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings.
4. noun A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.

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