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cat

/kat/
noun

  1. An animal of the family Felidae:

    Similar: felid

  2. A person:

  3. A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

Synonymssaber-tooth, saber-toothed cat, feline, feline cat, pantherine, pantherine cat
verb

  1. To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

  2. To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

  3. To vomit.

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