catty
adjective
catlike; feline.
catties
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pluralof catty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One cat can yield four to five catties.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
The company said it had accepted 860,000 catties of garlic in deals involving 30 homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2022
The garlic promotion attracted 852 visits and 30 transactions involving 860,000 catties of garlic during the 16 days it was available, the advertisement said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022
Not even ten catties of gold, say refugees from Changchun, can buy an air ticket from the dying northeastern capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
The yield per tree is given as 2 catties, or 1.25 kilos, a fair and conservative estimate for a good tree, with little or no cultivation.
From Cacao Culture in the Philippines by William S. (Scrugham) Lyon
