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housecat

or house cat

[ hous-kat ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌkæt /

noun

a domesticated cat kept as a pet.

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Words nearby housecat

housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken, house call, housecarl, housecat, house church, houseclean, housecleaning, housecoat, house counsel
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Example sentences from the Web for housecat

  • I thought it was Grimalkin the Housecat; or that miserable old Owl that nests in the hilltop wood.

    Old Farm Fairies:|Henry Christopher McCook