| Pronunciation: | | fich
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| Matching Terms: | | fitch'e, fitched, fitches, fitchet, fitchy
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| | Definition: | | [n] dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened |
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| | Synonyms: | | foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat |
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| | See Also: | | ferret, genus Mustela, Mustela, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fitch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Fitches}. [See {Vetch}.]
1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.]
2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the
Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah
xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of
{Nigella sativa}, still used as a flavoring in the East.
In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.
\Fitch\, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European polecat; also, its fur.
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