polecat
Meanings
Plural: polecats
Noun
- American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.
- A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.
- notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- A skunk.
- A tubular device used to support lights on a set.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English polcat, pulkat, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English *pole, *poule (“hen”), from Old French poule (“hen”) + Middle English cat. Compare English foulmart.
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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