Maltese cat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Maltese cat
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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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
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
The latter individual was the Kenways' huge Maltese cat, well deserving of his name in appearance, but not in nature, for he was known to be the biggest coward in cat-dom.
From The Boarded-Up House by Seaman, Augusta Huiell
The only fireside companion Tom Folio ever alluded to in my presence was a Maltese cat, whose poor health seriously disturbed him from time to time.
From Ponkapog Papers by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
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