grimalkin

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noun feline animal, sometimes a pet

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cat

noun. feline animal, sometimes a pet

cats

noun. feline animal, sometimes a pet

Word Origin & History

1620s, name given to a cat (cf. Shakespeare's Gray-Malkin, in "Macbeth," 1605), hence any cat, especially an old she-cat; from gray + Malkin, diminutive of fem. proper name Matilda or Maud.

Example Sentences for grimalkin

And Mrs. Grimalkin, the old cat, said that there were faults on both sides.

He too pitched on the top of the fence directly in front of Grimalkin.

So narrow was it, however, that even Grimalkin could not venture to move fast.

Grimalkin decides to kill a canary in a neighbouring verandah.

Then he told the Farmer about the bargain he had made with Grimalkin.

It was for the latter that Grimalkin waited, under a fern stub.

Grimalkin rose, and ceased to try and tear the darkness from his blinded eye.

Grimalkin slid into the grass, which closed over his striped back and hid him.

Grimalkin watched her glide into the lair under the ivy, and then he leaped after her.

Then Grimalkin crept on to the hearth, carrying his mouse with him.

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cats

Synonyms for grimalkin

cat