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grimalkins

grimalkins is the plural of grimalkin.

Meaning of grimalkin

Noun

grimalkin (plural grimalkins)

  1. A cat, especially an elderly female.
    • Servant:..."Commend me unto Titton Tatton and to Puss thy Catton, and tell her that Grimalkin is dead.".1553, William Baldwin, Beware the Cat
  2. (archaic) A bad-tempered old woman; a crone.

Questions about grimalkins

What is grimalkins the plural of?
Grimalkins is the plural of grimalkin.

Words near grimalkins in the dictionary

  1. grimaldiite
  2. Grimaldis
  3. Grimaldo
  4. Grimaldos
  5. grimalkin
  6. grimalkins
  7. Grimbarian
  8. Grimbarians
  9. grimdark
  10. grimderp
  11. grime

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