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whitrit

nounanimals

small stoat or winter ermine

A small weasel-like carnivore (stoat/ermine, Mustela erminea), the stoat often white-coated in winter.

Example in use

Whitrit's juist been i' da hen hoose

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/WHIT-rit/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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