catling

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A little cat; a kitten.
  2. catgut; a catgut string
  3. A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈkætlɪŋ/
Etimologie (Engels)

From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word.

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