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}.