Dictionary of Thieving Slang, 1737
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FERRET
FERRET, a Parn-broker, or Tradesman that sells Goods upn Trust at excessive Rates, and then hunts them, and often throws them into Goal, where they perish for his Debt.
| FERMERLY-Beggars |
| FERRETED |
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