Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An agreement concluded hastily, so that one party is taken at a disadvantage.
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Examples
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She made out her catch-match, and she was miserable.
Saint Ronan's Well 2008
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'That Mrs Stanhope must be a good clever dame, faith,' said a third gentleman: 'there's no less than six of her nieces whom she has got off within these four winters – not one of 'em now that has not made a catch-match.
Belinda 1801
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She made out her catch-match, and she was miserable.
St. Ronan's Well Walter Scott 1801
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"That Mrs. Stanhope must be a good clever dame, faith," said a third gentleman: "there's no less than six of her nieces whom she has got off within these four winters -- not one of 'em now that has not made a catch-match.
Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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