n. [ OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st&unr_;tr a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. Stot. ] (Zool.) The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels. [ 1913 Webster ]