fitch·ew (f ch  ) also fitch·et (-t)n. Archaic The Old World polecat or its fur. [Middle English ficheux, possibly from Walloon ficheau, diminutive of Middle Dutch vitsche, visse.] |
fitchew [ˈfɪtʃuː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an archaic name for polecat
[C14 ficheux, from Old French ficheau, from Middle Dutch vitsau, of obscure origin]
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