Usage examples (34)

• A grimalkin, that is to say, a Cat, went out one night to a certain garden, in search of what she might devour, but found nothing and became weak for the excess of cold...
• Even the most grumpy grimalkin declared it was a beautiful sight.
• A cheerful fire blazes on the hearth; and at the moment grimalkin is purring on the rug.
• A related word is grimalkin, referring to an old female cat or an ill-tempered old woman.