Cat vs. Malkin — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cat and Malkin
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Cat
The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.
Malkin
Malkin as a surname may refer to: Arthur Malkin (1803–1888), English writer, alpinist and cricketer Barry Malkin (1938–2019), American film editor Benjamin Heath Malkin (1769–1842), antiquary and author Chris Malkin (born 1967), English football player Eran Malkin (born 1993), Israeli footballer Evgeni Malkin (born 1986), Russian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL Felice Pazner Malkin (born 1929), Israeli artist Herbert Malkin (1836–1913), English lawyer and cricketer Herbert William Malkin (1883–1945), English lawyer, son of Herbert Malkin John Malkin (1921–1994), English football player for Stoke City Joseph Malkin (fl.
Cat
A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.
Malkin
A (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
Cat
Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.
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Malkin
A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven.
Cat
(Informal) A woman who is regarded as spiteful.
Malkin
A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
Cat
A person, especially a man.
Malkin
A scarecrow.
Cat
A player or devotee of jazz music.
Malkin
A cat.
Cat
A cat-o'-nine-tails.
Malkin
A hare.
Cat
A catfish.
Malkin
Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
Cat
A cathead.
Malkin
A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
Cat
A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.
Malkin
A scarecrow.
Cat
A catboat.
Malkin
A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
Cat
A catamaran.
Cat
To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).
Cat
To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs
"catting around with every lady in sight" (Gore Vidal).
Cat
An animal of the family Felidae:
Cat
A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
Cat
Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.
Cat
A person:
Cat
(offensive) A spiteful or angry woman.
Cat
An enthusiast or player of jazz.
Cat
(slang) A person (usually male).
Cat
(slang) A prostitute.
Cat
(nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
Cat
Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.
Cat
(archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel now only in "catboat".
Cat
The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
Cat
The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
Cat
(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
Cat
A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
Cat
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
Cat
(historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
Cat
(computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.
Cat
(slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.
Cat
Abbreviation of catapult
A carrier's bow cats
Cat
Abbreviation of catalytic converter
Cat
Abbreviation of catamaran
Cat
Abbreviation of category
Cat
Abbreviation of catfish
Cat
Abbreviation of caterpillar
Cat
(slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
Cat
A ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks, especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.
Cat
Abbreviation of computed axial tomographyOften used attributively, as in “CAT scan” or “CT scan”.
Cat
To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
Cat
To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
Cat
(slang) To vomit.
Cat
To go wandering at night.
Cat
To gossip in a catty manner.
Cat
To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
Cat
To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target), usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
Cat
Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous.
The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
Cat
Any animal belonging to the natural family Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus). The larger felines, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
Laying aside their often rancorous debate over how best to preserve the Florida panther, state and federal wildlife officials, environmentalists, and independent scientists endorsed the proposal, and in 1995 the eight cats [female Texas cougars] were brought from Texas and released. . . . Uprooted from the arid hills of West Texas, three of the imports have died, but the remaining five adapted to swamp life and have each given birth to at least one litter of kittens.
Cat
A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.
Cat
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
Cat
An old game;
Cat
Same as cat o' nine tails; as, British sailors feared the cat.
Cat
A catamaran.
Cat
To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.
Cat
Feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats
Cat
An informal term for a youth or man;
A nice guy
The guy's only doing it for some doll
Cat
A spiteful woman gossip;
What a cat she is!
Cat
The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant;
In Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
Cat
A whip with nine knotted cords;
British sailors feared the cat
Cat
A large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
Cat
Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
Cat
A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
Cat
Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
Cat
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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