Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
foumart or foul·mart [foo-mert, -mahrt] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
Origin of foumart First recorded in 1300–50, foumart is from the Middle English word fulmard, folmarde. See foul, marten Examples from the Web for foumart Historical Examples of foumart
The foumart is now extinct in England, though, I believe, to be met with in parts of Scotland.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall
Robert S. Hawker
A foumart was caught in the back kitchen; you may perhaps know it better by the name of polecat.
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A foumart (pole cat) micht as weel speak o’ persecution when he’s hunted aff the hillside.
Ian MacLaren
In my county, as well as in many parts of England, the popular name is “foumart,” which is said to be derived from “foul marten.”
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Robert A. Sterndale
British Dictionary definitions for foumart foumart noun
- a former name for polecat (def. 1)
Word Origin for foumart C15 folmarde : from Old English fūl foul + mearth a marten