Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Stoat — Stoat, n. [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st?tr a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. {Stot}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stoat — [stōt] n. pl. stoats or stoat [ME stote] a large European ermine (Mustela erminea), esp. in its brown summer coat … English World dictionary
stoat — [stəut US stout] n a small wild animal, similar to a ↑weasel, that has a long thin body and brown fur … Dictionary of contemporary English
stoat — [ stout ] noun count a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stoat — ► NOUN ▪ a small carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, with chestnut fur (white in northern animals in winter), white underparts, and a black tipped tail. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Stoat — Ermine redirects here. For other uses, see Ermine (disambiguation). Stoat Conservation status … Wikipedia
stoat — UK [stəʊt] / US [stoʊt] noun [countable] Word forms stoat : singular stoat plural stoats a small thin animal with brown fur that lives in forests and kills other animals … English dictionary
stoat — noun (plural stoats; also stoat) Etymology: Middle English stote Date: 15th century the common Holarctic ermine (Mustela erminea) especially in its brown summer coat … New Collegiate Dictionary
stoat — [[t]sto͟ʊt[/t]] stoats N COUNT A stoat is a small, thin, wild animal that has brown fur. Some stoats that live in northern Europe have fur that turns white in winter … English dictionary
stoat — a libertine It is unclear why the European ermine should have acquired such a reputation: He fancied everyone really. By way of being a stoat, (le Carré, 1989) Forster in 1971 used the same animal to represent homosexual lust … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
