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cat's whisker

noun

cat whisker.

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Origin of cat's whisker

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby cat's whisker

CAT standard, catstick, catstitch, cat suit, catsup, cat's whisker, cat's whiskers, Catt, cat tackle, cattail, cattalo
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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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