PUSSES
Noun
pusses
plural of puss
Source: Wiktionary
PUSS
Puss (puss), n. Etym: [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]
1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation.
2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. Puss in the corner, a game in
which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain
goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner
endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other
without one.
– Puss moth (Zoöl.), any one of several species of stout bombycid
moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, esp. Harpyia
vinuli, of Europe. The larvæ are humpbacked, and have two caudal
appendages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition