stink-cat

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stink +‎ cat, probably a calque of German Stinkkatze.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋkæt/

Noun

stink-cat (plural stink-cats)

  1. (uncommon, US) A skunk [from 19th c.]
  2. A civet cat.
  3. (US) An odious or contemptible person.

Quotations
  • 1950, University of Washington, Washington State Historical Society, Pacific Northwest quarterly, volumes 41-42, page 241:
    As Lueg tells it, "my faithful dog and his companion found a stink-cat [skunk] and killed it"

References
  • A. R. Harding, 3001 Questions and Answers - Page 43

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