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Cat/Pussy/Puss
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When did the word/s pussy or puss first become attributed to cats?
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On Iriomote island, s japan, there is a very fine wild cat long thought extinct.
Show cat species are subdivided into persian or
Long-haired' varieties; short-hairs and siamese.
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On Iriomote island, s japan, there is a very fine wild cat long thought extinct.
Show cat species are subdivided into persian or
Long-haired' varieties; short-hairs and siamese.
I know this has not answerd your question fully but i hope
It helps a little love megan
This is interesting, from an online dictionary
puss (1)
"cat," 1530, but probably much older than the record, perhaps imitative of the hissing sound commonly used to get a cat's attention. A conventional name for a cat in Gmc. languages and as far off as Afghanistan; it is the root of the principal word for "cat" in Romanian (pisica) and secondary words in Lith. (puz), Low Ger. (puus), Swed. dial. katte-pus, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/puss
It shows that 'puss' or a similar sound is used in many countries .
puss (1)
"cat," 1530, but probably much older than the record, perhaps imitative of the hissing sound commonly used to get a cat's attention. A conventional name for a cat in Gmc. languages and as far off as Afghanistan; it is the root of the principal word for "cat" in Romanian (pisica) and secondary words in Lith. (puz), Low Ger. (puus), Swed. dial. katte-pus, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/puss
It shows that 'puss' or a similar sound is used in many countries .