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Webster 1913 Edition
Stoat
Stoat
,Noun.
[OE.
stot
a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten
to push, E. stutter
; cf. Icel. st[GREEK]tr
a bull, Sw. stut
a bullock. Cf. Stot
.] (Zool.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stoat
STOAT
,Noun.