stink-cat

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋkæt/

Noun

stink-cat (plural stink-cats)

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

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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