10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUL MARTEN»
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Magazine of Natural History
... or the ilfustela vulgaris, but the polecat, or il/ustela Putdrius of Linnaeus ; which
, from the strong smell it emits, when frightened, is called the foumart, quasi foul
marten, whilst the pine marten (iWustela abietina), which is a very scarce animal,
...
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1832
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The Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, ...
... or the Jl/ustela vulgaris, but the polecat, or JWustela Putdrius of Linnreus ;
which, from the strong smell it emits, when frightened, is called the foumart, quasi
foul marten, whilst the pine marten ( jfrustela abictina), which is a very scarce
animal ...
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The Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, ...
England most decidedly is not the weasel, or the Afustela vulgaris, but the
polecat, or il/ustcla Putdrius of Linnaeus ; which, from the strong smell it emits,
when frightened, is called the foumart, quasi foul marten, whilst. the .pine marten
(.Mustek ...
J. C. Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, 1832
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The magazine of naturel history and journal of zoology botany
... but the foumart of the north of England most decidedly is not the weasel, or the
iWustela vulgaris, but the polecat, or ilfustela Put6rius of Linnaeus ; which, from
the strong smell it emits, when frightened, is called the foumart, quasi foul marten,
...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Thus it means 'foul marten;' see Fouland Marten. FOUND (1), to lay the
foundation of. (F.—L.) ME. founden, Wyclif, Heb.i. 10; P. Plowman, B.i. 64.—OF.
fonder, to found. —L. fundāre.—L. fundus, foundation, base, bottom; cognate with
E. bottom ...
6
The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland
163) or Foumart (this Old English and Scottish equivalent meaning Foul Marten,
from the atrocious smell of the creature) runs parallel with that of the Marten.
Once an abundant and universally distributed denizen of Scottish wilds, it was ...
7
The Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making: Camp Life in the Woods
... this creature possesses an odor which is quite agreeable, and for this reason is
often called the sweet marten in contradistinction to the foul marten or pole cat of
Britain, which is like unto our skunk in the disgusting stench which it exhales.
William Hamilton Gibson, 2010
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Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, ...
... or the itfiistela vulgaris, but the polecat, or Afustela Putdrius of Linnaeus ; which
, from the strong smell it emits, when frightened, is called the foumart, quasi foul
marten, whilst the pine marten (Afustela abietina), which is a very scarce animal,
...
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1832
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A history of Britisch Quadrupeds including the Cetacea: ...
... Foul- marten), or Polecat. The fur of this animal is of much less value than that
of the yellow-breasted Marten, and bears no comparison with that of the Sable:
there are, however, great numbers imported into this country from the North of ...
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The Illustrated Natural History...: Mammalia
On this account, the Pine and Beech Martens are distinguished by the title of
Sweet Martens, in contradistinction to the Polecat, which is termed the Foul-
Marten, or Foumart, on account of the peculiarly unpleasant odour which is
exhaled from ...
