Английский Этимологический словарь - polecat
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Polecat
polecat
- 1320, first element is probably Anglo-Fr. pol, from O.Fr. poule "fowl, hen," so called because it preys on poultry. The other alternative is that the first element is from O.Fr. pulent "stinking," for obvious reasons. Originally the European Putorius foetidus; also applied to related U.S. skunks since 1688.
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1.
~ n 1 a small dark brown wild animal that lives in northern Europe and can defend itself by producing an unpleasant smell 2 AmE informal a skunk ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(polecats) A polecat is a small, thin, fierce wild animal. Polecats have a very unpleasant smell. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: Middle English polcat, probably from Middle French poul, pol cock + Middle English cat; probably from its preying on poultry — more at pullet Date: 14th century 1. any of several carnivorous mammals (as of the genera Mustela or Vormela) of the weasel family; especially a brown to black European mammal (M. putorius) from which the domesticated ferret is derived 2. skunk ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 Brit. a small European brownish-black fetid flesh-eating mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family. 2 US a skunk. Etymology: pole (unexplained) + CAT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
чёрный обыкновенный, лесной хорёк (Mustela putorius) – African polecat – European polecat – marbled polecat – Russian polecat – striped polecat ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. хорек черный или лесной (Mustela putorius) 2. североамериканский скунс 3. презр. подлец 4. презр. проститутка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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