Definitions
1.nounAn animal of the family Felidae:
2.nounA person:
3.nounA strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
4.nounShort form of cat-o'-nine-tails.
5.nounA sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
6.nounThe game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
7.nounThe pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
8.nounA vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
9.nounA double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
10.nounA wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
11.verbTo hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
12.verbTo flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
13.verbTo vomit.
14.verbTo go wandering at night.
15.verbTo gossip in a catty manner.