ferret
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- (countable) A small animal that eats meat. Ferrets often hunt rabbits and other small animals. Ferrets are similar to weasels and are related to weasels.
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- To use ferrets to hunt other animals.
- If you "ferret something out" you search for it and find it. You could be trying to find something, or to solve a problem (find the answer). Often, this means you have to go through a lot of material to find a little bit you want.
- Do you think you can ferret the names we need out of the list.