Gib-cat

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male cat, especially an old or castrated one. obsolete

    "I am as Melancholly as a Gyb-Cat, or a lugg'd Beare."

Example

More examples

"I am as Melancholly as a Gyb-Cat, or a lugg'd Beare."

Etymology

From gib + cat.

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