gib-cat

English

Etymology

From gib +‎ cat.

Noun

gib-cat (plural gib-cats)

(obsolete) A male cat, especially an old or castrated one.
- c. 1605–1608, Shakespeare, William, Henry IV, Part 1, Act 1, Scene 2:
  'Sblood, I am as melancholy / as a gib cat, or a lugged bear.

Synonyms

gib, tomcat

Anagrams

big cat

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