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Definition of Catspaw
1. n. A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.
Definition of Catspaw
1. a light wind [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catspaw
Literary usage of Catspaw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proverb Lore: Many Sayings, Wise Or Otherwise, on Many Subjects, Gleaned by Frederick Edward Hulme (1906)
"The Horse—The Dog—The Cat: her Nine Lives ; the catspaw ; falling on Feet ; in
Mittens— The Ass —Pearls before Swine —A Pig in a Poke —The Wrong Sow by the ..."
2. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1885)
"catspaw. Ha, ha! The idea of you setting up fora doctor! ... catspaw. How about
clairvoyance? Du. F. That 1 learned, in nine minute. ..."
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