polecat

noun5

1. •
   Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
2. •
   Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
3. •
   (Appalachia) A skunk.
4. •
   A base or despicable person; a wretch.

   • ‘Bear thyself like a Knight with a sword in hand, or else I shall call thee a base caitiff and polecat.’ — 1936
5. •
   A tubular device used to support lights on a set.