English Explanatory Dictionary

fesnyng

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

fĕsʹ-nĭng fĕzʹ-nĭng /ˈfɛs.nɪŋ/ /ˈfɛz.nɪŋ/

Word forms

fesnyng fesnyngs

Etymology

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

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