Skunk vs. Polecat

Skunknoun

Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

Skunknoun

(slang) A despicable person.

Skunknoun

(slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.

Skunknoun

(cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.

Skunknoun

A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.

Skunknoun

(slang) lang=en marijuana.

Skunknoun

Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.

Skunkverb

To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.

Skunkverb

(cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.

Skunkverb

To go bad, to spoil.

Skunknoun

Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.

Skunkverb

In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.

Skunknoun

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

Skunknoun

a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

Skunknoun

street names for marijuana

Skunknoun

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

Skunkverb

defeat by a lurch

Skunknoun

a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.

Skunknoun

the fur of the skunk.

Skunknoun

a contemptible person

Skunknoun

short for skunkweed

Skunkverb

defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all

Skunkverb

fail to pay (a bill or creditor)

Skunk

Skunks are New World mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers.

Polecatnoun

A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.

Polecatnoun

notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.

Polecatnoun

A skunk.

Polecatnoun

A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius fœtidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.

Polecatnoun

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

Polecatnoun

dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

Polecatnoun

a weasel-like Eurasian mammal with mainly dark brown fur and a darker mask across the eyes, noted for its fetid smell.

Polecatnoun

another term for skunk

Polecat

Polecat is a common name for mammals in the order Carnivora and subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single taxonomic rank (i.e.