cete
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A company; a number together: said of badgers.
- n. A whale.
Examples
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'Answer me now, lad, how would you say if you saw ten badgers together in the forest?' 'A cete of badgers, fair sir.'
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A badger's earth or warren is properly and generally called a 'set' or 'cete.'
Note
This word may come from the Medieval Latin 'cetus,' assembly.
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