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 Scott, Daniel

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 Clippinger, D. A. (David Alva)

"Like a respectable old grimalkin at the mercy of a crowd of boys and a tin kettle," added Jeannie, laughing.

From A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

Safe in thy wired castle, grimalkin never could annoy thee.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell