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
The owner decided to have the grimalkin respectably buried in her garden, and a man named Willan dug a grave for it.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
It is the visage of grimalkin, outside of the window, where he appears to have posted himself for a deliberate watch.
From House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The child, seeing grimalkin stalk stealthily into the room, points the finger and says “cat.”
From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger
Murphy, with his velvet-banded hat, left her satchel at the door, with a ceremonious air, which made Ann slap his cheek and call him an old grimalkin.
From The Morgesons by Elizabeth Stoddard
