Words with Webster: More Ways to Say “Cat” Historically, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

Words with Webster




Hi, everybody! Webster here, with
a brand-new installment of Words with Me. Today I’ve collected a bunch more old
ways to say “cat.” This list continues the much shorter list I started last
year in this
post. Once again, the terms are from Oxford English Dictionary’s Historical
Thesaurus, and they’re arranged in order from newest to oldest:



Pussy: (1699) A
colloquial