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Word: weasel (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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