wood pussy

noun

, Facetious.

1. a skunk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood pussy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

When the innocent wood pussy paused after eight performances I felt assured that of course he must be out of eradicator.

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A wood pussy is not a house pussy; a wood pussy is a wood pussy; that is to say, a wood pussy is a—skunk!

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Of course there are difficulties, poetically, with the wood-pussy.

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As nobody was present to see, of course I did not pick the wood-pussy up.

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We had not pulled that wood pussy out of his hole and put him into our game-bag.

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