Grimalkin

/ɡrɪˈmælkɪn/ noun

An old female cat; a cat regarded as sinister or evil; also used for a spiteful old woman.

From 'grey' + 'Malkin' (a diminutive of Matilda, once a common name for cats). Shakespeare used it in Macbeth — 'I come, Graymalkin!' says one of the witches' familiar spirits.

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