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ferret-a domesticated polecat kept as a pet or usedscotch- to decisively put an end tovouch-assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true or accurately so describedberth-a ship's allotted place at a wharf or docktapestry-a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering.