hellcat
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- noun A woman regarded as bad-tempered and evil.
- noun A woman who practices sorcery; a witch.
- noun Informal A person who torments others.
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- With surprising strength, she fought like a hellcat. — Where There's Smoke
- I have visions of her like a hellcat, clawing at Sam and leaving him with raw scratch marks on his cheeks and arms. — Songs of the Humpback Whale
- WHEN I asked how she felt, it was back to "hellcat." — Break No Bones
- I fought him like a hellcat. — The Witness
- "I'm perky as a hellcat," she said dully. — Break No Bones
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/ (hĕlˈkătˌ)/
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