Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old name of the fitchew or polecat, Putorius vulgaris; literally, foul or stinking marten: so called from its offensive odor. Set polecat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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Examples
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The earl is the vera soul of honour, and cares nae mair for warld's gear than a noble hound for the quest of a foulmart; but as for his son, he was like to brazen us all out -- ourselves, Steenie, Baby Charles, and our Council, till he heard of the tocher, and then by my kingly crown he lap like a cock at a grossart!
Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) Richard Holt Hutton 1861
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The earl is the vera soul of honour, and cares nae mair for warld's gear than a noble hound for the quest of a foulmart; but as for his son, he was like to brazen us a 'out -- ourselves, Steenie,
The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801
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The earl is the vera soul of honour, and cares nae mair for warld’s gear than a noble hound for the quest of a foulmart; but as for his son, he was like to brazen us a’ out — ourselves,
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The earl is the vera soul of honour, and cares nae mair for warld's gear than a noble hound for the quest of a foulmart; but as for his son, he was like to brazen us all out ” ourselves, Steenie, Baby Charles, and our Council, till he heard of the tocher, and then by my kingly crown he lap like a cock at a grossart!
Sir Walter Scott Hutton, Richard 1878
bilby commented on the word foulmart
...till he heard of the tocher, and then by my kingly crown he lap like a cock at a grossart!
April 4, 2011