grimalkin
a cat.
an old female cat.
an ill-tempered old woman.
Origin of grimalkin
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How to use grimalkin in a sentence
Poor grimalkin is caught with the nuts in his claws, and will have something to bear in addition to the pain of the burning!
The Haunted Room | A. L. O. E.One of the kittens, mewing plaintively, crawled to grimalkin, and thrust its minute pink nose into his side.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Havilandgrimalkin often caught and ate beetles, but to-night he did not look at them, but wandered restlessly about the room.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandNo sooner was his back turned than grimalkin slipped across the yard and approached circumspectly.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandHad it been a tom-cat who had leaped at his game, grimalkin's paw would speedily have buffeted his ears.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. Haviland
British Dictionary definitions for grimalkin
/ (ɡrɪˈmælkɪn, -ˈmɔːl-) /
an old cat, esp an old female cat
a crotchety or shrewish old woman
Origin of grimalkin
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