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cat-harpin
[ kat-hahr-pin ]
/ ˈkætˌhɑr pɪn /
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noun Nautical.
any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
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Origin of cat-harpin
Variant of cat-harping; etymology uncertain
Words nearby cat-harpin
cat got one's tongue, catgut, cath-, Cathar, catharine wheel, cat-harpin, catharsis, cathartic, Cathay, cathead, cathect
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