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

But still were wanting his grimalkin eyes, For which gray worsted stocking paint supplies.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst

Moreover, he had hundreds of mice to his credit and no birds, for he was a good and wise grimalkin.

From The Faery Tales of Weir by Sholl, Anna McClure

When the person appointed to feed grimalkin went with her breakfast next day, no traces of her or her kitten were to be found.

From Stories about the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters, and Habits by Landseer, T.

For my part, I cannot abide cats since my neighbor’s grimalkin stole my sausage.”

From The Proud Prince by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)