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Fer"rest (?), a. & adv. Obs.
superl. of Fer.
Chaucer.

Fer"ret (?), n. [F. furet, cf.
LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive);
cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zoöl.) An animal of
the Weasel family (Mustela or Putorius furo), about fourteen
inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It
is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets
are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.

Fer"ret, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret,
n.] To drive or hunt out of a lurking place,
as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious
efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a
secret.

Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and
ferret him.

Fer"ret, n. [Ital. foretto, dim.


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