1. A cat, especially an elderly female: Carol's grimalkin was already 15 years old and was still able to catch mice in the garden.
2. An old, bad-tempered woman; a crone or an ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman: Rebecca's elderly neighbor was certainly a grimalkin because she was quite crotchety and shrewish. © ALL rights are reserved.

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