catling
- a long double-edged surgical knife for amputations
- rare catgut or a string made from it
- an archaic word for kitten
Word Origin
C17: from cat 1 + -ling 1
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Historical Examples
Mr. Catling preserved the receipt of that message as a souvenir of the occasion.
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