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Definition of Saltcat
1. n. A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons.
Definition of Saltcat
1. Noun. A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltcat
1. a salt-mixture [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltcat
Literary usage of Saltcat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from (1833)
"saltcat, i. A contrivance to attach pigeons to their dovecot. The last dietetic,
or rather, perhaps, medicinal article necessary to be described, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... the most have been derived from occupations; as smith, salter, armourer. („,...
SA'LTERN. ». s. A salt-work. A saltcat made at the salterns. Mortimer. ..."
3. Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century: With a Prelude of Early by Charles Knight (1864)
"... at the time of which I am writing, the sort of attraction for flights of
authors as a saltcat has for pigeons. The whole commerce of Literature is, ..."
4. Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century: With a Prelude of Early by Charles Knight (1864)
"... at the time of which I am writing, the sort of attraction for nights of authors
as a saltcat has for pigeons. - The whole commerce of Literature is, ..."
5. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"... and used in the manufacture of soda by the Leblanc process, in glass making,
etc. (Webster) saltcat. A lump of salt made nt a salt works. ..."
6. The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from (1833)
"saltcat, i. A contrivance to attach pigeons to their dovecot. The last dietetic,
or rather, perhaps, medicinal article necessary to be described, ..."
7. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... the most have been derived from occupations; as smith, salter, armourer. („,...
SA'LTERN. ». s. A salt-work. A saltcat made at the salterns. Mortimer. ..."
8. Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century: With a Prelude of Early by Charles Knight (1864)
"... at the time of which I am writing, the sort of attraction for flights of
authors as a saltcat has for pigeons. The whole commerce of Literature is, ..."
9. Passages of a Working Life During Half a Century: With a Prelude of Early by Charles Knight (1864)
"... at the time of which I am writing, the sort of attraction for nights of authors
as a saltcat has for pigeons. - The whole commerce of Literature is, ..."
10. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"... and used in the manufacture of soda by the Leblanc process, in glass making,
etc. (Webster) saltcat. A lump of salt made nt a salt works. ..."
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