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Definitions for Grimalkin
grɪˈmæl kɪn, -ˈmɔl-gri·malkin
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Grimalkinnoun
A bad-tempered old woman.
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grimalkinnoun
A cat, especially an elderly female.
grimalkinnoun
An old, bad-tempered woman; a crone.
Etymology: From grey + malkin; "grey-haired cat" or "grey-haired woman"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Grimalkinnoun
Etymology: gris, French, grey, and malkin, or little Moll.
So, poets sing,
Grimalkin, to domestick vermin sworn
An everlasting foe, with watchful eye
Lies nightly brooding o’er a chinky gap,
Protending her fell claws, to thoughtless mice
Sure ruin. Phillips.
Wikipedia
Grimalkin
A grimalkin, also known as a greymalkin, is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from "grey" (the colour) plus "malkin", an archaic term with several meanings (a low class woman, a weakling, a mop, or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. During the early modern period, the name grimalkin – and cats in general – became associated with the devil and witchcraft. Women tried as witches in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were often accused of having a familiar, frequently a grimalkin.
Webster Dictionary
Grimalkinnoun
an old cat, esp. a she-cat
Etymology: [For graymalkin; gray + malkin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grimalkin
gri-mal′kin, n. an old cat, a cat generally. [Gray, and malkin, a dim. of Moll=Mary.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Grimalkin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Grimalkin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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