"stoat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstəʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stoat.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stoats [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: From Middle English stote (“the ermine, especially in its brown summer coat”), of uncertain origin. The word bears some resemblance to Old Norse stutr (“bull”), Swedish stut (“bull, steer”) and Danish stud (“steer”) (see also English stot), but the semantic link is difficult unless a common origin is from “(brown?) male mammal”. First attested in the mid 1400s. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stote||the ermine, especially in its brown summer coat}} Middle English stote (“the ermine, especially in its brown summer coat”), {{cog|non|stutr||bull}} Old Norse stutr (“bull”), {{cog|sv|stut||bull, steer}} Swedish stut (“bull, steer”), {{cog|da|stud||steer}} Danish stud (“steer”), {{cog|en|stot}} English stot, {{etydate/the|mid 1400s}} the mid 1400s, {{etydate|mid 1400s}} First attested in the mid 1400s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stoat (plural stoats)
  1. Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Synonyms: clubster, ermine (english: especially when in white winter coat), short-tailed weasel [US]

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