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Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Mouse :: Mouse (v. i.) To watch for and catch mice.

Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show

Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..

Offer :: Offer (v. t.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball..

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

Save-all :: Save-all (n.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it..

Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form..

Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..

Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.

Catcher :: Catcher (n.) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.

Catching :: Catching (a.) Infectious; contagious.

Birdcatcher :: Birdcatcher (n.) One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.

Ensnare :: Ensnare (v. t.) To catch in a snare. See Insnare.

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.

Contagious :: Contagious (a.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease..

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

Kipe :: Kipe (n.) An osier basket used for catching fish.

Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..

Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

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