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• Puss 'n' Boots (Sparky comics) — Puss n Boots were a character pair, cat and dog (billed, oddly enough, as They Fight Like Cat And Dog ) in the Sparky comic, in issue number 1 in 1972. Obviously inspired by Tom and Jerry and other madcap American cartoons, and drawn by John… …   Wikipedia

• Puss in Boots — [Puss in Boots] an old children’s story that is often used for a ↑pantomime. It is about a poor young man who owns a cat that can talk and wears boots. By playing a series of tricks on people, the cat makes his owner rich and helps him to marry a …   Useful english dictionary

• Puss — (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; a fondling appellation. [1913 Webster] 2. A hare; so called by sportsmen. [1913 Webster] {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Puss in the corner — Puss Puss (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; a fondling appellation. [1913 Webster] 2. A hare; so called by sportsmen. [1913 Webster] {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Puss moth — Puss Puss (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; a fondling appellation. [1913 Webster] 2. A hare; so called by sportsmen. [1913 Webster] {Puss in the corner}, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• puss — [pus] n BrE spoken [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German pus] used to talk to or call a cat American Equivalent: kitty ▪ Come here, puss, puss, puss! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puss — [ pus ] noun count usually singular INFORMAL 1. ) a cat: Here puss, puss, puss! 2. ) your face or mouth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• puss — puss1 [poos] n. [orig. ? echoic of the spitting of a cat: akin to Du poes, Swed dial. pus, LowG puus, cat] 1. a cat: pet name or child s term 2. a girl or young woman: term of affection puss2 [poos] n. [< Irish pus, mouth] Slang ☆ 1 …   English World dictionary

• puss|y|cat — «PUS ee KAT», noun. 1. a cat; pussy: »Whether I paint a skyscraper or a pussycat I want to make it more interesting (Time). 2. a gentle or mild mannered person: »The violin teacher appeared stern, but she proved to be a pussycat and her students… …   Useful english dictionary

• Puss — has these meanings: * A slang and affectionate word for cat : see pussy * Puss moth, a species of moth and a type of aeroplane * Puss (Swedish music duo), formed in Stockholm in 2001 * Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the UK… …   Wikipedia