Yule cat

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Noun

the Yule cat (uncountable)

  1. (folklore, mythology) Jólaköttur, from Icelandic folklore; a monstrous, house-sized cat that is said to roam the snowy countryside during the Christmas season; according to legend, it eats people who do not receive new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.

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