Meaning of fesnyng | Babel Free

Definitions

A group (of ferrets); a business; the collective noun for ferrets.

Examples

“... 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..."”

““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[…]””

“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 ...”

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