Maltese cat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Maltese cat
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Cat-Walk Carl Geores of Kenilworth, N. J., motored with his Maltese cat to his summer cottage at Mariaville, N. Y., 210 miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Maltese cat, with a harelip, whistled "Yankee Doodle."
From Time Magazine Archive
Teddy In New York, one Teddy, a Maltese cat, crawled down a chimney, wailed loudly for help.
From Time Magazine Archive
The farmer’s Maltese cat did not like to stay in the elm tree.
From Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin by Ben Field
With his old Maltese cat, he prowled through the wrecked place till two and three of the morning, waiting for Germans to cross the flooded fields.
From Golden Lads by Arthur Gleason
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