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Webster 1913 Edition
Casus
‖
Ca′sus
,Noun.
[L.]
An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under
Accident
. Casus belli
, an event or combination of events which is a cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war.
– Casus fortuitus
, an accident against which due prudence could not have provided. See
– Act of God
, under Act
. Casus omissus
, a case not provided for by the statute.
☞ The domestic cat includes many varieties named from their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the
Angora cat
; the Maltese cat
; the Manx cat
; the Siamese cat
. The word
cat
is also used to designate other animals, from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat
, fisher cat
, cat
bird, cat
fish shark, sea cat
. 2.
(Naut.)
(a)
A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.
(b)
A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.
Totten.
3.
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
4.
An old game;
specifically:
(a)
The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See
Tipcat
. (b)
A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
Angora cat
, blind cat
Black cat
the fisher. See under
– Black
. Cat and dog
, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.
“I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it.” Coleridge.
– Cat block
(Naut.)
, a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead.
– Cat hook
(Naut.)
, a strong hook attached to a cat block.
– Cat nap
, a very short sleep.
[Colloq.]
– Cat o’ nine tails
, an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; – formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back.
– Cat's cradle
, game played, esp. by children, with a string looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of another, at each transfer with a change of form. See
– Cratch
, Cratch cradle
. To bell the cat
, to perform a very dangerous or very difficult task; – taken metaphorically from a fable about a mouse who proposes to put a bell on a cat, so as to be able to hear the cat coming.
– To let the cat out of the bag
, to tell a secret, carelessly or willfully.
[Colloq.]
– Bush cat
, the serval. See
Serval
.Definition 2024
casûs
casûs
Kurdish
Noun
casûs ?
- spy (person who secretly watches)
This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at spy. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see casûs in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2008