cat's whisker
noun
Origin of cat's whisker
1First recorded in 1910–15
Words Nearby cat's whisker
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British Dictionary definitions for cat's whisker
cat's whisker
noun
a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
any wire used to make contact with a semiconductor
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