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wood pussy

noun

, Facetious.
  1. a skunk.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wood pussy1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

When the innocent wood pussy paused after eight performances I felt assured that of course he must be out of eradicator.

A wood pussy is not a house pussy; a wood pussy is a wood pussy; that is to say, a wood pussy is a—skunk!

Of course there are difficulties, poetically, with the wood-pussy.

As nobody was present to see, of course I did not pick the wood-pussy up.

We had not pulled that wood pussy out of his hole and put him into our game-bag.

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