Alternative form of catlike

plural of cat-harping

(nautical) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.

plural of cat flap

present participle of bell the cat

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bell the cat

simple past tense and past participle of bell the cat

Cat eaten as meat. / Meat prepared to be given as food for a cat.

(chiefly obsolete) An animal which secretes musk, such as a civet, or musk deer. / (obsolete, derogatory) A scented effeminate dandy. / (obsolete) A prostitute.

A fictional cat with a broad fixed grin, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).