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cattery
[ kat-uh-ree ]
noun
, plural cat·te·ries.
- a place where cats are kept and bred.
cattery
/ ˈkætərɪ /
noun
- a place where cats are bred or looked after
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cattery1
First recorded in 1785–95; cat ( def ) + -ery
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Example Sentences
She would not have left Quast and the cattery in the same unceremonious fashion to get on as best they might.
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At Bishopsgate, near Egham, she has what is without doubt the finest cattery.
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Her cattery is known as the "Calumet Kennel," and there is no better judge of cats in the country than Mrs. Colburn.
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