polecat
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polecat
- /ˈpəʊlkæt/ UK
- /ˈpoʊlˌkæt/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlkæt
Where it comes from
From Middle English polcat, pulkat, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English *pole, *poule (“hen”), from Old French poule (“hen”) + Middle English cat. Compare English foulmart.
noun polecats
- Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
- Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius. For a long time the dormouse and polecat had seemed to him overfeeble enemies for his restless valour, even as the granary floor seemed to afford too narrow a field. Every day he read the papers of the previous day in the servants' hall of the houses he visited, and it appeared to him that this war
- A skunk.
- A base or despicable person; a wretch. ‘Bear thyself like a Knight with a sword in hand, or else I shall call thee a base caitiff and polecat.’
- A tubular device used to support lights on a set. This is adjustable telescopic tubing, wedged securely between floor and ceiling (vertical pole) or wall-to-wall (horizontal pole), within corridors, arches, window openings, doorways, etc. It may be held in position by a strong internal spring or end-screws. Designs include polecat, varipole, barric
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noun weasel of the genus Mustela
| Español | turón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ケナガイタチ |
| Français | putois |
| Deutsch | Iltis |
| Română | dihor |
| Русский | хорёк khoryok |
| العربية | اِبْن عُرْس مُنْتِن ibn ʕurs muntin, فَأْر الْخَيْل faʔr al-ḵayl |
| עברית | סַמּוּר samúr |
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title = {polecat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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