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

Pinch its scut or bite its ears, and when it exclaims, "Miauw!" it is not a genuine rabbit, but a grimalkin in disguise.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 by Various

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 Stoddard, Elizabeth

In England, too, there is a sly grimalkin, Who poisons rats with most malicious thoughts, And bears the name of Adam—Adam Smith, By Jack named Adam just to signify His sinful nature.

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee

Her upcoming had been supervised by a grimalkin governess who drew around the form of her young charge the awful circle of exclusiveness, intercourse with child-kind being strictly prohibited.

From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Maniates, Belle Kanaris