fitch
fitch · fitches
тхір
хорёк
Iltis
A polecat, such as the European polecat, the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or…A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
US/fˈɪtʃ/
Meaning
3 sensesA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
A skin of a polecat.
A kind of twisted open weave in wickerwork.
More definitions
- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Origin
Shortening of fitchew, or directly borrowed from its antecedent, Middle Dutch vitsche (“poShortening of fitchew, or directly borrowed from its antecedent, Middle Dutch vitsche (“polecat”). More at fitchew.
From fitch due to the similarity to the striped or mottled pattern of polecat fur.
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