WEASEL

PRONUNCIATION: (WEE-zuhl)

MEANING: noun: 1. Any of various small slender carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela.
2. A sneaky, cunning person.
verb intr.: 1. To evade an obligation.
2. To be evasive by using ambiguous or misleading words.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English wesule. Earliest documented use: c. 450 CE.
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WHEASEL - have a mild attack of asthma

WE, ABEL - Adam's son has a split personality

WEAK SEL - this Parisian salt has no flavor