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English Dictionary: stoat by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stoat
n
  1. the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stoat \Stoat\, n. [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps
      originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to
      push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st[?]tr a bull, Sw. stut a
      bullock. Cf. {Stot}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown,
      but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes
      applied also to other brown weasels.
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