pussy cat

pussy cat
Pussy Pussy, n. [Dim. of puss.] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. [1913 Webster]

2. A catkin of the pussy willow. [1913 Webster]

3. The game of tipcat; -- also called {pussy cat}. [1913 Webster]

{Pussy willow} (Bot.), any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American {Salix discolor}; -- called also {glaucous willow}, and {swamp willow}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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