manx cat


noun
  1. a tailless variety of the domestic cat.

Origin of manx cat

1
First recorded in 1855–60

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How to use manx cat in a sentence

  • On the sheepskin rug before the fire a manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Mr. Hodgkin, of Eridge, some time ago had a female manx cat sent to him.

  • I'd rather be nicknamed 'manx cat' than to be called 'lean cat,' wouldn't you?

    Tabitha at Ivy Hall | Ruth Alberta Brown
  • Kate there was a tailless manx cat with three tailed kittens, and Philip began to play with them.

    The Manxman | Hall Caine
  • No; very much the reverse, for, whereas a manx cat has no tail, this brute had no fewer than nine.

    Cats | W. Gordon Stables

British Dictionary definitions for Manx cat

Manx cat

noun
  1. a short-haired tailless variety of cat, believed to originate on the Isle of Man

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