What does tear-cat mean?

tear-cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"Fie upon't, mere fustian; I had rather hear two good bawdy jests then a whole play of such tear-cat thunder-claps."
"I am cal'd by those that have seen my valour, Tear-Cat."

tear-cats (plural)

tear a cat

tear a cat

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