stink-cat

English

Alternative forms

• stinkcat

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

Anagrams

• tintacks