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Webster 1913 Edition
Catling
Cat′ling
,Noun.
[
Cat
+ -ing
.] 1.
A little cat; a kitten.
“Cat nor catling.” Drummond.
2.
Catgut; a catgut string.
[R.]
Shak.
3.
(Surg.)
A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
[Spelt also
catlin
.] Crobb.
Webster 1828 Edition
Catling
CATLING
,Noun.
1.
A dismembering knife, used by surgeons.2.
The down or moss growing about walnut trees, resembling the hair of a cat.3.
Catgut.