Advertisement

Advertisement

whittret

/ ˈwɪtrət; ˈwɪtrɪk /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a male weasel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of whittret1

Old English whytrate, whittratt; perhaps from hwīt white + rætt rat
Discover More

Example Sentences

Wasp thinking this was from some creature within, possibly a whittret, left the ruffian, and set to work tooth and nail on the box.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


whittlingsWhittuesday