Definition
A polecat or other small carnivorous mammal, especially one that was historically kept for hunting rabbits and other small game.
Etymology
From Old French 'fichet,' possibly derived from a Germanic source related to words meaning 'to move quickly.' The word entered English in the medieval period when these animals were commonly used in hunting practices.
Kelly Says
Medieval hunters used fitchets like some people use ferrets today—they'd send them down rabbit holes to chase prey out into nets. The word was so common in Shakespeare's time that it became a playful insult for smelly people!
Translations
ARالعربية
فِيتشِت
fi-t-shi-t
CACatalà
fitchet
fit-chet
CSČeština
fitchet
fit-chet
DEDeutsch
Fitchet
Fit-chet
ELΕλληνικά
fitchet
fit-chet
ESEspañol
fitchet
fit-chet
FAفارسی
فِيتشِت
fi-t-shi-t
FRFrançais
fitchet
fit-chet
HUMagyar
fitchet
fit-chet
IDBahasa Indonesia
fitchet
fit-chet
ITItaliano
fitchet
fit-chet
JA日本語
フィッチェット
f-it-chet-to
MSBahasa Melayu
fitchet
fit-chet
MYမြန်မာ
ဖိတ်chett
fi-t-chet
NLNederlands
fitchet
fit-chet
PLPolski
fitchet
fit-chet
PTPortuguês
fitchet
fit-chet
RORomână
fitchet
fit-chet
RUРусский
фитчет
fit-chet
SVSvenska
fitchet
fit-chet
SWKiswahili
fitchet
fit-chet
TAதமிழ்
ஃபிட்ச்செட்
fit-chet
TEతెలుగు
ఫిట్చెట్
fit-chet
TRTürkçe
fitchet
fit-chet
UKУкраїнська
фітчет
fit-chet
URاردو
فِيتشِت
fi-t-shi-t
VITiếng Việt
fitchet
fit-chet