grimalkin

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One only of all Charles Cholerton's cats escaped; a smoky grimalkin, she came slinking from a fiery window, her eyes lit with warm red fury.

From Time Magazine Archive

In England, too, there is a sly grimalkin, Who poisons rats with most malicious thoughts, And bears the name of Adam—Adam Smith, By Jack named Adam just to signify His sinful nature.

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee

Faith," said the subaltern, smiling in his turn, "the log may yet be split, and grimalkin lose his lives, if you often charge as madly as you did this morning.

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore

The child, seeing grimalkin stalk stealthily into the room, points the finger and says “cat.”

From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by Clippinger, D. A. (David Alva)

She purred, she frolicked, she pounced on an imaginary mouse, caught it, tossed it up in the air, and went through all the manœuvres of a veritable grimalkin.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)