ferretingn.¹

/ˈfɛrɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as ferret v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of the verb in various senses.

a. The action of taking rabbits, etc. with a ferret.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > rabbits > with ferrets

ferreting1575

liner1902

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxiv. 180 I accoumpte ferrettyng one of the coldest..chaces that can be followed.

1673 W. F. News from Channel sig. A3^v Whether we commonly go a Ferreting.

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 136 The guns are laid aside, though some ferreting is still going on.

b. The action or process of searching minutely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > rummaging or thorough searching

ransack1579

rummaging1622

ferreting1859

mousing1870

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. I. v. 201 Notwithstanding all the ferreting that has gone on, we know..little of Shakespeare's life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

ferretingn.²

/ˈfɛrɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: < ferret n.² + -ing suffix¹.

= ferret n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or silk > tape

ferret1649

ferreting1670

ferrateen1821

1670 Overseer's Acc. Holy Cross, Canterb. Tape and Fereting for Bullocks girle.

1730 S. Gale Tour through England in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 2 (1781) i. 21 Waistcoats..edged and trimmed with black ribbands or ferreting.

1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. iv. 56 A..straw hat with a piece of black coarse ferreting dangling from it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	ferreting
释义	ferretingn.¹ /ˈfɛrɪtɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as ferret v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of the verb in various senses. a. The action of taking rabbits, etc. with a ferret. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > rabbits > with ferrets ferreting1575 liner1902 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxiv. 180 I accoumpte ferrettyng one of the coldest..chaces that can be followed. 1673 W. F. News from Channel sig. A3^v Whether we commonly go a Ferreting. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 136 The guns are laid aside, though some ferreting is still going on. b. The action or process of searching minutely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > rummaging or thorough searching ransack1579 rummaging1622 ferreting1859 mousing1870 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. I. v. 201 Notwithstanding all the ferreting that has gone on, we know..little of Shakespeare's life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018). ferretingn.² /ˈfɛrɪtɪŋ/ Etymology: < ferret n.² + -ing suffix¹. = ferret n.² ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or silk > tape ferret1649 ferreting1670 ferrateen1821 1670 Overseer's Acc. Holy Cross, Canterb. Tape and Fereting for Bullocks girle. 1730 S. Gale Tour through England in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 2 (1781) i. 21 Waistcoats..edged and trimmed with black ribbands or ferreting. 1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. iv. 56 A..straw hat with a piece of black coarse ferreting dangling from it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.¹1575n.²1670
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