"catling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkætlɪŋ/ Forms: catlings [plural]
Etymology: From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cat|ling|id2=diminutive}} cat + -ling, {{m|en|kitling}} kitling, {{m|en|catkin}} catkin Head templates: {{en-noun}} catling (plural catlings)
  1. (archaic) A little cat; a kitten. Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-catling-en-noun-uHIk88Li Disambiguation of Baby animals: 48 7 44
  2. catgut; a catgut string
    Sense id: en-catling-en-noun-F25meyk~
  3. (surgery) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife. Categories (topical): Surgery, Medical equipment Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Synonyms (knife): catlin
    Sense id: en-catling-en-noun-OS29N8ib Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 48 7 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 4 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 2 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive): 34 7 59 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery Disambiguation of 'knife': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kitling

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