I had to laugh at this definition of "Malkin" in today's A Word a Day

malkin (MO-kin, MAL-kin) noun

1. An untidy woman; a slattern.

2. A scarecrow or a grotesque effigy.

3. A mop made of a bundle or rags fastened to a stick.

4. A cat.

5. A hare.

Here's a good one:

Saddam Hussein
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his involvement in the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Revision 1
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his relationship with Al Qaeda.

Revision 2
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his possession of weapons of mass destruction.

Revision 3
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his weapons of mass destruction programs.

Revision 4
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his "weapons of mass destruction related program activities."

Revision 5
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his oppression of the Iraqi people.

Revision 6 (for future release)
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his support of Iran's weapons of mass destruction programs and his harboring of Syrian terrorists.

4 and 5 are just insults to rabbits and kitty cats. :(

how appropriate for describing that witch of a woman, Michelle. :rofl:

I like Word a Day but find I can't use most of them in daily conversation or remember them but I keep them undeleted in case I might need one of them anyway.

http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html

More detail:

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A related word is grimalkin, referring to an old female cat or an ill-tempered old woman.

-Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org)

"And speaking o' cats, gray malkins hunt through the forest as well." Cecilia Dart-Thornton; The Battle of Evernight; Aspect; 2003.