Definition of Cat

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Definition of Cat

Cat

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.

A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.

A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed.

An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.

A cat o' nine tails. See below.

To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

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Cat Quotations

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.
Ronald Reagan

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
Mark Twain

If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain

The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
Mark Twain

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
Mark Twain

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
Abraham Lincoln

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?
Friedrich Nietzsche

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
Steven Wright

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.
Groucho Marx

Cat Translations

cat in Danish is kat
cat in Dutch is kattekop
cat in Finnish is kissa
cat in German is Katze
cat in Italian is gatto, gatta
cat in Latin is cattus
cat in Norwegian is katt
cat in Portuguese is gato
cat in Spanish is gato
cat in Swedish is katt

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