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puss⋅y

1[poos-ee]
–noun, plural puss⋅ies.
1. a cat, esp. a kitten.
2. the game of tipcat.
3. the tapering piece of wood used in tipcat.

Origin:
1575–85; puss 1 + -y 2

pus⋅sy

2[puhs-ee]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est. Medicine/Medical.
puslike.

Origin:
1840–50; pus + -y 1

pus⋅sy

3[poos-ee]
–noun, plural -sies. Slang: Vulgar.
1. the vulva.
2. sexual intercourse.

Origin:
1875–80; perh. < D, a dim. of poes vulva, akin to LG pūse vulva, OE pusa bag; see purse

tip⋅cat

[tip-kat]
–noun
1. a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
2. Also called pussy. the tapered piece of wood used in this game.

Origin:
1670–80; tip 4 + cat1
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puss·y 1   (pŏŏs'ē)   
n.   pl. puss·ies
  1. Informal A cat.

  2. Botany A fuzzy catkin, especially of the pussy willow.

  3. Vulgar Slang

    1. The vulva.

    2. Sexual intercourse with a woman.

  4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a woman.

  5. Slang A man regarded as weak, timid, or unmanly.

pus·sy 2   (pŭs'ē)   
adj.   pus·si·er, pus·si·est
Containing or resembling pus.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pus·sy
Pronunciation: 'p&s-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: pus·si·er; -est
: full of orresembling pus
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Medical Dictionary

pussy pus·sy (pŭs'ē)
adj. pus··si·er, pus··si·est
Containing or resembling pus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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