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manx cat
noun
- a tailless variety of the domestic cat.
Manx cat
noun
- a short-haired tailless variety of cat, believed to originate on the Isle of Man
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manx cat1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
On the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.
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Mr. Hodgkin, of Eridge, some time ago had a female Manx cat sent to him.
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I'd rather be nicknamed 'Manx cat' than to be called 'lean cat,' wouldn't you?
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Kate there was a tailless Manx cat with three tailed kittens, and Philip began to play with them.
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No; very much the reverse, for, whereas a Manx cat has no tail, this brute had no fewer than nine.
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