[ 'fɛrɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a domesticated albino or brown polecat, used for catching rabbits. [ Mustela furo .]
2》 an assiduous search.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 hunt with ~s.
2》 search for something in a place or container.
↘( ~ something out ) investigate something assiduously.
Derivatives
~er noun
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. fuiret , alt. of fuiron , based on late L. furo 'thief, ~', from L. fur 'thief'.