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cat-lap

cat-lap is the alternative form of catlap.

Meaning of catlap

Noun

catlap (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A watery or thin drink (especially tea or milk); a non-alcoholic drink.
    • 'I will leave you to yourselves, gentlemen,' said the provost, rising; 'when you have done with your crack, you will find me at my wife's tea-table.' ¶ 'And a more accomplished old woman never drank catlap,' said Maxwell, as he shut the door […]1824, Walter Scott, chapter 12, in Redgauntlet

Questions about cat-lap

What is cat-lap the alternative form of?
Cat-lap is the alternative form of catlap.

Words near cat-lap in the dictionary

  1. cat-heads
  2. cat-hole
  3. cat-holes
  4. cat-house
  5. cat-houses
  6. cat-lap
  7. cat-lick
  8. cat-licks
  9. cat-like
  10. cat-man
  11. cat-men

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