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Definition of Catmints
1. catmint [n] - See also: catmint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catmints
Literary usage of Catmints
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"... Western Crow (Corpus catmints'), White-tailed Hawk (Elanus leucurus) besides
many representatives of species found in the Colorado valley, ..."
2. Medical and Surgical Reporter (1854)
"... catmints, more especially for infants. Essence of peppermint I aim always to
have on hand; it is a warming diffusible stimulant, and carminative. ..."
3. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1850)
"... formed upon the same enlightened principle ; and we have no doubt that similar
collections of Daffodils, Michaelmas Daisies, or catmints ..."
4. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"Halyard; see Hale (2). Ham. (E.) ME hamme. AS hamm. I- Prov. G. hamme. Lit.
'bend of the ;g;' allied to W. cam, bent, L. catmints, rooked. ..."
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