Puss

[pʊs]

Definition

(n.) A cat; -- a fondling appellation.

(n.) A hare; -- so called by sportsmen.

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Definition

n. a familiar name for a cat: a hare in sportsmen's language: a playful name for a child or a girl.—ns. Puss′-clov′er the rabbit's foot or stone-clover; Puss′-gen′tleman a dandy; Puss′-moth a moth of the genus Cerura; Puss′-tail a common grass with bristly spikes belonging to the genus Setaria—also called Foxtail; Puss′y a dim. of puss—also Puss′y-cat; Puss′y-cat the silky catkin of various willows; Puss′y-will′ow a common American willow Salix discolor with silky spring catkins.—Puss in the corner a children's game in which the places are continually being changed while the player who is out tries to secure one of them.

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Examples

Typist: Ronald

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