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ferret

noun
  1. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
    “I keep two ferrets in my home.”
  2. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
    “The farm was filled with ferrets.”
verb
  1. to search and discover through persistent investigation
    “They ferreted around before finding the truth.”
    ferret out
  2. to hunt with ferrets
    “I often go ferreting on the weekends.”
  3. to hound or harry relentlessly
    “The child ferreted their parents for an ice-cream.”