gri|mal|kin

gri|mal|kin
gri|mal|kin «gruh MAL kuhn, -ML-», noun.
1. a cat.
2. an old female cat: »

A strange grimalkin…clambered hastily over the fence and vanished (Hawthorne).

3. a spiteful old woman.
[probably < gray + Malkin (diminutive) < Maud, a proper name]

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