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cat-salt

cat-salt noun: a sort of finely granulated salt formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

Noun

cat-salt

  1. A sort of finely granulated salt formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

Origin of cat-salt

From cat + salt. First use appears c. 1724.

Questions about cat-salt

What does cat-salt mean?
Cat-salt means a sort of finely granulated salt formed out of the bittern or leach brine.
What part of speech is cat-salt?
Cat-salt is a noun.

Words near cat-salt in the dictionary

  1. cat-o'-nine-tails
  2. cat-o-nine
  3. cat-o-nines
  4. cat-proof
  5. cat-rigged
  6. cat-salt
  7. cat-sat
  8. cat-scratch disease
  9. cat-scratch fever
  10. cat-shy
  11. cat-sit

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