catling

/ ˈ��æ�ٱ�ɪŋ /

noun

a long double-edged surgical knife for amputations
rare��catgut or a string made from it
an archaic word for kitten

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Word History and Origins

Origin of catling¹

C17: from _cat ¹ + _-ling ¹

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Example Sentences

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"Hold Bobby's collar," suggested Brice, "and I think I can get the prematurely grizzled catling to earth."

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�� music will be in him when Hector has knock'd out his brains I know not; but, I am sure, none; unless the fiddler Apollo get his sinews to make catlings on.

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Catlin cat litter

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