foumart

or foul·mart

[ foo-mert, -mahrt ]

noun
  1. the European polecat, Mustela putorius.

Origin of foumart

1
First recorded in 1300–50, foumart is from the Middle English word fulmard, folmarde. See foul, marten

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foumart

/ (ˈfuːmɑːt, -mət) /


noun
  1. a former name for polecat (def. 1)

Origin of foumart

1
C15 folmarde : from Old English fūl foul + mearth a marten

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