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

My little guide was still gazing wistfully after us, waving her shawl and holding tight to a coin which I trust no old grimalkin pried out of her hand.

From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

But, as the baited grimalkin turns to the worrying cur, so did the bull turn exactly with my movements, ever presenting his head, and nothing but his head.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various

Even the sage grimalkin showed indubitable signs of joy, at the return of the youngster.

From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Irving, Washington

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 Hawthorne, Nathaniel