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grimalkin
gri·mal·kin G0271300 (grĭ-môl′kĭn, -măl′-)n. A cat, especially an old female cat.
[Variant of graymalkin : gray + obsolete malkin, lower-class woman; see merkin.]grimalkin (ɡrɪˈmælkɪn; -ˈmɔːl-) n1. (Zoology) an old cat, esp an old female cat2. a crotchety or shrewish old woman[C17: from grey + malkin]gri•mal•kin (grɪˈmæl kɪn, -ˈmɔl-)
n. 1. a cat. 2. an old female cat. 3. an ill-tempered old woman. [1595–1605; appar. alter. of gray1 + malkin, diminutive of Maud proper name; see -kin] grimalkin1. a cat, particularly an old female cat.
2. a bad-tempered old woman.See also: CatsTranslations |