GRIMALKIN


Meaning of GRIMALKIN in English

grə̇ˈmalkə̇n, -mȯ(l)k- noun

also gray·mal·kin grāˈ-

Etymology: grimalkin alteration of graymalkin; graymalkin from gray + malkin

1. : cat 1a ; especially : an elderly queen

2. : an old and usually cantankerous or otherwise unpleasant woman

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