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Detent :: Detent (n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking..

Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.

Catchwater :: Catchwater (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.

Fastening :: Fastening (n.) Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc..

Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.

Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The act or art of catching crabs.

Lark :: Lark (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking..

Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..

Lasso :: Lasso (n.) A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc..

Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.

Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.

Fang :: Fang (a.) To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch..

Cony-catch :: Cony-catch (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to trick.

Catching :: Catching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catc.

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle..

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..

Fishery :: Fishery (n.) The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.

Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.

Bait :: Bait (v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net..

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