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Grimalkin

//ɡɹɪˈmæl.kɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cat, especially an elderly female.

    "Servant:..."Commend me unto Titton Tatton and to Puss thy Catton, and tell her that Grimalkin is dead."."

  2. 2
    A bad-tempered old woman; a crone. archaic

Etymology

From grey + malkin; literally "grey-haired cat" or "grey-haired woman".

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