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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Puss \Puss\ (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]
1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation.
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2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen.
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{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
larv[ae] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages.
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