| Puss | n. [ Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus. ] 1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. [ 1913 Webster ]
Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one. --
Puss moth (Zool.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, esp. Harpyia vinuli, of Europe. The larvæ are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Pussy | n. [ Dim. of puss. ] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The game of tipcat; -- also called pussy cat. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pussy willow (Bot.), any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American Salix discolor; -- called also glaucous willow, and swamp willow. [ 1913 Webster ]
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