"troll cat" meaning in All languages combined

See troll cat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: troll cats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} troll cat (plural troll cats)
  1. (folklore) In Scandinavian folklore, a witch's familiar made from hair, wood shavings, etc. that would suck milk from cows and steal cream from people's homes. Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-troll_cat-en-noun-BT90x29s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for troll cat meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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