whittret

/ ˈwɪtrət; ˈwɪtrɪk /

noun

1. dialect.
   a male weasel

Word History and Origins

Origin of whittret¹

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg