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fesnyng

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • fĕsʹ-nĭng
  • fĕzʹ-nĭng
  • /ˈfɛs.nɪŋ/
  • /ˈfɛz.nɪŋ/
  • US:
  • rhymes with -ɛsnɪŋ
  • rhymes with -ɛznɪŋ

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From business by a series of misprints and copying errors; hence, a ghost word. It has been mentioned written as *feamyng, too.