housecat
Americannoun
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As Rod Phillips demonstrates in “Cats: A History”—an encyclopedic study of mankind’s ever-changing perception of felines—the concept of the nonworking housecat is, at the outermost, only 200 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Just me, a purring housecat and the little mice scurrying around in my daydreams.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2024
This incoming family knows nothing of that, but already, their housecat, Cider, feels like a goner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Despite the name, the clouded leopard is a type of wild cat, with this particular specimen weighing only 20-25 pounds, described as bigger than a housecat but smaller than a bobcat.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
“It’s not your fault that you cannot pick up my housecat, Thor. It is a large cat, and you are a scrawny little fellow at best, compared to any of our giants.”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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