Fesnyng
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛs.nɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fesnyng is a noun meaning A group (of ferrets); a business; the collective noun for ferrets.
Meaning
A group (of ferrets); a business; the collective noun for ferrets.
Example Sentences
... where I consoled myself with a fesnyng of pet ferrets I then kept
Ferrets are fiercely solitary animals. They are no more likely to get together in a fesnyng that you or I are. […] 'Well, there was a fesnyng in your bathtub..."
A pride of lions, a murder of crows, a crash of rhinos, a fesnyng of ferrets, a pity, no, a piteousness of doves, a memory of elephants, an ascension of larks. He wasn't crazy. He'd measure and check the marks, then maybe they'd let him fold for .
“You should 'ave seen 'er attack a fox. She's got guts, she 'as, and she's a ferret for your information.” “A ferret, eh? That's worth more than a weasel, isn't it? And if she's that good, we'll 'ave ter find a mate for 'er. Breed our own fesnyng of the beasts[…]”
Word Forms
- fesnyngs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fice, furriery, furmeet, fete, feese, feer.
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