house cat

noun

Examples of house cat in a Sentence

the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
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Amusingly, the Sleepwalkers cannot survive contact with simple house cats, which leads to all sorts of ridiculous scenes of our bad guy screaming in horror at the sight of Garfield. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 In early December, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed H5 bird flu in four house cats from a separate household that consumed recalled raw milk and became sick and died. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 One house cats was has been confirmed positive with the virus, and the four cats living in the same house are presumed to be sick, as well. Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024 The recall comes after the Oregon Department of Agriculture linked the death of a house cat in Washington County to eating the Northwest Naturals chow Tuesday. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for house cat

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of house cat was in 1607

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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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