stoat

American  

[stoht] / stoʊt /

noun

1. the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.

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stoat British  

/ stəʊt /

noun

1. a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine

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Etymology

Origin of stoat

1425–75; late Middle English stote < ?

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• stoat vs. mink

Example Sentences

Chief among these eccentrics is Col, who owns the Stoat and Parot.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

From the battlefields of Europe, Ulysses returns to London’s East End, particularly to a shabby Georgian tavern called the Stoat and Parot, home to a preternaturally clever bird.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

The person most responsible for drawing Ulysses back home is Peg, a singer at the Stoat and Parot, who also happens to be his wife.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

Stoat couture: Genuine furs at a lower price point.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2015

Stoat must get the watch, copy the cypher, and then return it again before it's missed.

From The Money Gods by Clark, Ellery H.