house-cat

The breed is very old, and occurred as a natural adaptation to the cold climate of the region, but it was not regarded as anything other than a standard house-cat until the late 1930s, when a small number of ‘Skaukatts’ were shown in Germany and received very favorably by the judges.

I has come to pillage ur village - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

Don't ask me how a house-cat bites through an umbrella's metal ribs.

O_o 2007

They mobbed Norah Curfew and the physical exerciser; obeyed without question, ate without appetite, and grabbed at the house-cat.

The Silver Spoon 2004

The house-cat had come up through the open kitchen door — a large, tawny, companionable cat that purred in high good temper, and followed her for company.

Armadale 2003

The dog was the son of the wolf, and the house-cat was the daughter of the panther; the teal was of the children of the grey goose; and who fathered the sparrow-hawk but the eagle?

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3) James Athearn Jones

The surly mastiff, keeping close to his master, and quarrelling with the house-cat for admittance, though introduced to fill up the piece, represents the faithfulness of these animals in general, and is no mean emblem of the honesty and fidelity of the porter.

The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency John Trusler

There was enough evidence in Subdivision Eleven, according to Bingham, to void the Tory returns on six different counts; but the house-cat sold by

The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan

He adored the house-cat, and used to help her, in a ponderous way, with the care of her numerous family.

Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 16, 1892 Various

"You will clean mademoiselle's shoes, brush her uniform, and bring her hot water when she needs it," ordered the commandant, and the soldier saluted impassively -- a watch-dog who had been told that it was the house-cat after all.

The Happy Foreigner Enid Bagnold 1935

The naturalist may classify the dog and the fox, the house-cat and the tiger together for certain purposes.

A Preface to Politics Walter Lippmann 1931