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Definition of Grimalkin
1. n. An old cat, esp. a she-cat.
Definition of Grimalkin
1. Noun. A cat, especially an elderly female. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) An old, bad-tempered woman; a crone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grimalkin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grimalkin
Literary usage of Grimalkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"LADY SWEETAPPLE knew Mrs. grimalkin too well to tell her the whole truth. ...
The Honourable Mrs. grimalkin is, as you all of course know, the spinster ..."
2. The Works of Anna Lætitia Barbauld by Lucy Aikin, Barbauld (Anna Letitia) (1826)
"LETTER FROM grimalkin TO SELIMA. MY DEAR SELIMA, As you are now going to quit
the fostering cares of a . mother, to enter, young as you are, into the wide ..."
3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"... says grey grimalkin, purring in the corner and keeping watch with her green eyes.
... grimalkin ..."
4. The Naturalist in Norway: Or, Notes on the Wild Animals, Birds, Fishes, and by John Bowden (1869)
"grimalkin and the Lemmings.—Pugnacity of the Lemming.—Its Food.—A Plague of
Lemmings.—Singular Superstitions.—Opinions of Ancient Writers. ..."
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