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gib-cat

gib-cat noun: a male cat, especially an old or castrated one.

Noun

gib-cat (plural gib-cats)

  1. (obsolete) A male cat, especially an old or castrated one.
    • I am as Melancholly as a Gyb-Cat, or a lugg'd Beare.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    gib, tomcat

Synonyms of gib-cat

Forms of gib-cat

pluralgib-cats
alternative formgib cat

Origin of gib-cat

From gib + cat.

Words formed from gib-cat

Questions about gib-cat

What does gib-cat mean?
Gib-cat means a male cat, especially an old or castrated one.
What part of speech is gib-cat?
Gib-cat is a noun.
What is the plural of gib-cat?
The plural of gib-cat is gib-cats.

Words near gib-cat in the dictionary

  1. gib
  2. gib boom
  3. gib booms
  4. gib cat
  5. gib cats
  6. gib-cat
  7. gib-cats
  8. Gib.
  9. Gibanga
  10. gibanica
  11. gibaro

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