stink-cat
English
Etymology
From stink + cat, probably a calque of German Stinkkatze.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋkæt/
Noun
stink-cat (plural stink-cats)
- (uncommon, US) skunk [from 19th c.]
- civet cat
- (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
Anagrams
- tintacks