Quick links
black cat
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.
a weasel-like fur-bearer, Martes pennanti.
See: fished out
Quotations
<i>c</i>1902
This is wuchak the fisher, or pekan, commonly called "the black cat"-- who, in spite of his fishy name, hates water as cats hate it.
1946
In appearance this animal [Martes pennanti] looks like a long-bodied black fox and is sometimes nicknamed the Black Cat, but it is a true weasel and a larger cousin of the Marten.