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grimalkin

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  1. cat
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over 2 years ago arby said:

1. A cat, especially an old female cat. 2. An old woman considered to be ill-tempered.

ETYMOLOGY: Variant of graymalkin : gray1 + obsolete malkin, lower-class woman; see merkin.

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