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polecat

pole.cat \'po-l-.kat\ n or polecats or polecat [ME polcat, prob. fr. MF 
   poul, pol cock + ME cat; prob.] pl  fr. its preying on poultry - more at 
   PULLET 1: a European carnivorous mammal (Mustela putorius) of which the 
   ferr et is considered a domesticated variety 2: SKUNK