English

Alternative forms

• muskat [17th c.]

Noun

musk cat ‎(plural musk cats)

1. (chiefly historical) An animal which secretes musk, such as a civet, or musk deer.
   • 1633, John Donne, "The Comparison":

     As the sweet sweat of Roses in a Still, / As that which from chaf'd muskats pores doth trill [...].

2. (obsolete) A prostitute.