grimalkin

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One only of all Charles Cholerton's cats escaped; a smoky grimalkin, she came slinking from a fiery window, her eyes lit with warm red fury.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, he had hundreds of mice to his credit and no birds, for he was a good and wise grimalkin.

From The Faery Tales of Weir by Sholl, Anna McClure

Not so, however, with the ancient grimalkin, who pricked up her ears, and gave every sign of a disposition to rush into battle.

From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.

Surely," said I, "surely that is a grimalkin at my lattice.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 23, 1890 by Various

A cheerful fire blazes on the hearth; and at the moment grimalkin is purring on the rug.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 by Various