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polecat
English
Etymology
From Middle French pole (“hen”) + cat. Origin unknown, possible explanations include its fondness for poultry, or the Old English word fol, "foul", because of its smell. The same species was also known as folmart, "foul martin".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??lkæt/
Noun
polecat (plural polecats)
- A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.
- notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 61
- By the little garden pergola open to the winds some fluttered peacocks were blotted nervelessly amid the dripping trees, their heads sunk back beneath their wings: while in the pergola itself, like a fallen storm-cloud, lolled a negress, her levelled, polecat eyes semi-veiled by the nebulous alchemy of the rainbow.
- Synonyms: fitch, foumart
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 61
- notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- (US, dialects, including Appalachia) A skunk.
- (television) A tubular device used to support lights on a set.
- 1991, Gerald Millerson, The Technique of Lighting for Television and Film (page 323)
- This is adjustable telescopic tubing, wedged securely between floor and ceiling (vertical pole) or wall-to-wall (horizontal pole), within corridors, arches, window openings, doorways, etc. It may be held in position by a strong internal spring or end-screws. Designs include polecat, varipole, barricuda, jack tube, Acrow.
- 2013, Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television (page 196)
- This uses a battery-operated HMI/MSR 200 W rigged on a magic arm fastened to a vertical 'pole-cat'. Check that the car roof is suitable for this application and remember to include a clean card (beer mat) between the top of the pole-cat and the car roof!
- 1991, Gerald Millerson, The Technique of Lighting for Television and Film (page 323)
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- polecat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- colpate, pot lace
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mink
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English mink (“fur of the European mink”), apparently from Swedish mink, mänk, menk (“stinking animal in Finland, mink”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: m?ngk, IPA(key): /m??k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
mink (plural mink or minks)
- (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).
- (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.
- (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.
- (Scotland, slang, derogatory) (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.
Alternative forms
- minx (obsolete)
Hyponyms
- (mammal): American mink (Neovison vison), European mink (Mustela lutreola)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- polecat
References
Further reading
- mink on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- mink (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
Noun
mink c (singular definite minken, plural indefinite mink)
- mink
References
- “mink” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Etymology 1
From English mink.
Noun
mink (genitive mingi, partitive minki)
- American mink, Neovison vison
Declension
Synonyms
- ameerika naarits
Etymology 2
From German Schminke.
Noun
mink (genitive mingi, partitive minki)
- (dated) makeup, cosmetics
Declension
Synonyms
- meik
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mi?k]
- Hyphenation: mink
- Rhymes: -i?k
Etymology 1
Pronoun
mink
- (personal, folksy) Alternative form of mi (“we”).
Declension
Etymology 2
mi (“what”) +? -nk (“our, of ours”, possessive suffix)
Pronoun
mink
- first-person plural single-possession possessive of mi
Declension
Further reading
- (“we”; dialectal) mink , redirecting to (1): mi in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??k/
Etymology 1
From English mink.
Noun
mink m (definite singular minken, indefinite plural minkar, definite plural minkane)
- an American mink, Neovison vison or Mustela vison
- 1928, Edv. Ryste, Mink-al:
- Å ala mink er eit gildt arbeid for alle som er glade i dyr; for det er eit vakkert dyr med mange tiltalande eigenskapar […]
- Breeding mink is pleasant work for everyone who loves animals; as it is a beautiful animal with many appealing properties […]
- Å ala mink er eit gildt arbeid for alle som er glade i dyr; for det er eit vakkert dyr med mange tiltalande eigenskapar […]
- 1928, Edv. Ryste, Mink-al:
Etymology 2
Verb
mink
- imperative of minka
References
- “mink” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish or another Uralic language in a region where the mink is found.
Noun
mink c
- American mink (Neovison vison).
Declension
References
- Hogg & Denison (2008): A History of the English Language
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