| 释义 |
ferreter|ˈfɛrɪtə(r)|
[f. prec. + -er1.]
a. One who searches for rabbits, etc. with a ferret.
b. One who searches minutely; a rummager. Also with out.
a.1601F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edw. II, §58 (1876) 45 A ferretter, who shal have ij ferretes and a boy to help him. a1652Brome City Wit i. Wks. 1873 I. 288, I have heard my Mother say his Father was a Ferretter. 1878Jefferies Gamekeeper at H. 33 Assistants, who act as beaters, ferreters, etc. 1887W. Rye Norfolk Broads 13 The Poet found it [rabbit] in the ferreter's bag.
b.1611Cotgr., Fureteur, a ferreter, searcher. 1857J. R. Planché Fairy Tales 261 Monkeys are always great ferreters by profession. 1863Scotsman 7 May, Croker..that indefatigable ferreter out of mistakes. |