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grimalkin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grimalkin /grɪˈmalkɪn, -ˈmɔːl-/

▶noun archaic

1 a cat.

2 a spiteful old woman.

– origin C16: from grey + Malkin (familiar form of the given name Matilda).

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