Dictionary

• An animal of the family Felidae:

• A person:

• A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

• Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.

• A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").

• The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").

• The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

• A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

• A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

• A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

• To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

• To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

• To vomit.

• To go wandering at night.

• To gossip in a catty manner.