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

They must have found Stoat with the watch in his pocket, and that is proof positive that he tried to escape with it and failed.

From The Money Gods by Clark, Ellery H.