grimalkin
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kɪn, -ˈmɔl- noun
1.
a cat.
2.
an old female cat.
3.
an ill-tempered old woman.
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grimalkin (ɡrɪˈmælkɪn, -ˈmɔːl-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an old cat, esp an old female cat |
| 2. | a crotchety or shrewish old woman |
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Grimalkin
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grimalkin
1630, name given to a cat (cf. Shakespeare's Gray-Malkin, in "Macbeth," 1605), hence any cat, especially an old she-cat; from gray + Malkin, dim. of fem. proper name Matilda or Maud.
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The unclean dog is expelled from the mosque but grimalkin is welcomed there.
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