foumart
or foul·mart
[ foo-mert, -mahrt ]
/ ˈfu mərt, -ˌmɑrt /
noun
the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
Words nearby foumart
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found,
found art,
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foundation
Example sentences from the Web for foumart
In my county, as well as in many parts of England, the popular name is "foumart," which is said to be derived from "foul marten."
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. SterndaleThe foumart is now extinct in England, though, I believe, to be met with in parts of Scotland.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall |Robert S. HawkerA foumart (pole cat) micht as weel speak o' persecution when he's hunted aff the hillside.
The Days of Auld Lang Syne |Ian MacLarenA foumart was caught in the back kitchen; you may perhaps know it better by the name of polecat.
Heads and Tales |Various
British Dictionary definitions for foumart
Word Origin for foumart
C15
folmarde : from Old English
fūl foul +
mearth a marten