Grimalkin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cat, especially an old female cat.
  • n. An old woman considered to be ill-tempered.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cat, especially an elderly female.
  • n. An old, bad-tempered woman; a crone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An old cat, especially a she-cat.
  • n. A bad-tempered old woman.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cat, especially an old cat: often used as a proper name, with or without a capital letter.
  • Word Usage
    "A grimalkin, that is to say, a Cat, went out one night to a certain garden, in search of what she might devour, but found nothing and became weak for the excess of cold and rain that prevailed that night."
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    tempered    old    woman    a    crone   
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