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whittret

/ ˈwɪtrət; ˈwɪtrɪk /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a male weasel


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Word History and Origins

Origin of whittret1

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

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Example Sentences

Fitzherbert and Whittret had left the glen, with their band of attendants.

These men are not ordinary cottars, Mr. Whittret—you understand their position.

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