weasel : Idioms & Phrases

• (Zoöl.), the ratel.

Webster 1913

• noun the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
  long-tailed weasel; Mustela frenata.
  

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• noun the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
  long-tailed weasel; Mustela frenata.
  

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• the rasse.

Webster 1913

• noun of Canada and northeastern United States
  Mustela rixosa.
  

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• noun of Europe
  Mustela nivalis.
  

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• noun mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
  ermine; Mustela erminea.
  

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• a female or young male of the smew; so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel. Called also weasel duck.

Webster 1913

• a short-tailed lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown below, with the throat white.

Webster 1913

• noun an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
  

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Wea"sel-faced` adjective

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1. Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
  hedged.
  

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