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Word: weasel
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Meaning:
Noun:
- The least weasel, ''(Mustela nivalis)''
- A devious or sneaky person or animal.
- Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus ''Mustela'', having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
- The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the '''weasel''' family.
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Verb:
- To benefit by clever or devious means, esp. to escape a commitment (from the supposed cunningness of the weasel).
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