Definition of cat

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Cat (n.) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

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Isochasmic :: Isochasmic (a.) Indicating equal auroral display; as, an isochasmic line..
Burlesque :: Burlesque (n.) A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
Vindicatory :: Vindicatory (a.) Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory.
Fraxin :: Fraxin (n.) A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin..
Salpa :: Salpa (n.) A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix..
Callot :: Callot (n.) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church..
Patronymic :: Patronymic (n.) A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name..
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse..
Runcation :: Runcation (n.) A weeding.
Eradicated :: Eradicated (imp. & p. p.) of Eradicat.
Litter :: Litter (n.) Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants..
Armament :: Armament (n.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification..
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
Hypo- :: Hypo- () A prefix denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a low state of oxidization, usually the lowest, into the compounds indicated; as, hyposulphurous acid..
Velvety :: Velvety (a.) Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate..
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child..
Cateress :: Cateress (n.) A woman who caters.
Swordsmen :: Sword-shaped (a.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like..
Water Dressing :: Water dressing () The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for application to a wound or an ulcer..
Autoomist :: Autoomist (n.) One who advocates autonomy.
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