Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A little cat; a kitten.
- n. Catgut; the string of a lute, violin, etc.
- n. The down or moss which grows about certain trees and resembles the hair of a cat.
- n. A double-edged knife used by surgeons for dismembering. Also catlin.
Wiktionary
- n. A little cat; a kitten.
- n. catgut; a catgut string
- n. surgery A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A little cat; a kitten.
- n. rare Catgut; a catgut string.
- n. (Surg.) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a long double-edged knife used for amputations
Etymologies
- cat + -ling (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Which is why I call you 'catling'-" Talia interrupted with a grin, "'since you're fully as curious as any cat.”
“June 13, 2007 at 2:12 pm eeewwwwww a catling ewwwwwwwwww”
No, thank you. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“Svenson dropped his catling into the bag with an exasperated sigh.”
“You've sat through enough Council meetings, catling; you have a good idea what to do.”
“Bright Lady, catling, you're going to break all my ribs!”
“Hello, catling," Talia called cheerfully, seeing Elspeth's ARROW'S FALL head snap up at the sound of her voice.”
“I will leave that note with you, but because the catling may well decide to be a human being again once I've left.”
“Hold Bobby's collar," suggested Brice, "and I think I can get the prematurely grizzled catling to earth.”
“WiUiAin Augustua, catling biniself a Creek cliier (A HMmpkrei/t),”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘catling’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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Rognons of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for terms and phrases that don't fit into any of my other lists.
priorship, exigeant, refectory, reestablish, capper, reesed, quar, reprune, orificial, reaming-iron, terminist, terminism and 3097 more...
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My Favourite Words
The sweetest sounding but vilest meaning word I have ever come across. Definitely making my list!
Tweets
Looking for tweets for catling.
dailyword This word was used in the "Master And Commander" movie when the doctor was getting ready to remove the bullet himself. Jul 5, 2012
hernesheir catlin Dec 1, 2010
chained_bear Hm. I thought I added this a long time ago.
"...she had already laid out a selection of saws, catlings, clamps, tourniquets, leather-covered chains, dressings, splints..."
—Patrick O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 55
Also catlin. A Sea of Words: "A long, striaght, narrow, double-edged knife used for performing amputations." (138)
Mar 20, 2008