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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUS'SY, a. Properly, inflated, swelled; hence, fat, short and thick; and as persons of this make labor in respiration, the word is used for short breathed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: containing pus; "a purulent wound" [syn: purulent, pussy] n
1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural pussies) Etymology: ¹puss Date: 1726 1. cat 2. a catkin of the pussy willow II. noun (plural pussies) Etymology: perhaps of Low German or Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse p?ss pocket, pouch, Low German p?se vulva, Old English pusa bag Date: circa 1879 1. usually vulgar vulva 2. a. usually vulgar sexual intercourse b. usually vulgar the female partner in sexual intercourse III. adjective (pussier; -est) Date: circa 1890 full of or resembling pus <a pussy wound> IV. noun (plural pussies) Etymology: short for pussycat Date: circa 1942 slang a weak or cowardly man or boy ; wimp, sissy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 (also pussy-cat) colloq. a cat. 2 coarse sl. the vulva. Usage: Usually considered a taboo use. Phrases and idioms: pussy willow any of various willows, esp. Salix discolor, with furry catkins.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pussy Pus"sy, a. See Pursy. [Colloq. or Low]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pussy Pussy, n. [Dim. of puss.] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. 3. The game of tipcat; -- also called pussy cat. Pussy willow (Bot.), any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American Salix discolor; -- called also glaucous willow, and swamp willow.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pussies) 1. Pussy is a child's word for a cat. N-COUNT 2. Some people use pussy to refer to a woman's genitals. (INFORMAL, VERY RUDE) N-COUNT