Puss

pus, n. A cat; a hare. [Prob. onomat., fr. the sound of a cat's spitting; D. poes, 'LG-puus, puuskatte, Sw. dial., Ir., and Ga. pus, Tamil pusei, Aftghan push a, a cat, Lithuan. puz, the call for a cat.] — Pu 'y, n. A pu ,— a fondling name for a cat. — Pus'sy-wil'low, n. A variety of willow bearing large catkins, Which are clothed with long glo y hairs; swamp willow; glaucous willow.