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grimalkin
[ gri-mal-kin, -mawl- ]
/ grɪˈmæl kɪn, -ˈmɔl- /
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noun
a cat.
an old female cat.
an ill-tempered old woman.
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Words nearby grimalkin
grim, grimace, Grimaldi, Grimaldian, Grimaldi man, grimalkin, grimdark, grim dig, grime, Grimes Golden, Grimes Graves
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British Dictionary definitions for grimalkin
grimalkin
/ (ɡrɪˈmælkɪn, -ˈmɔːl-) /
noun
an old cat, esp an old female cat
a crotchety or shrewish old woman
Word Origin for grimalkin
C17: from grey + malkin
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