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catfall

catfall noun: a rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.

Noun

catfall (plural catfalls)

  1. A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
    • belay the catfall; pass the stopper ; hook the fish1810, John Hamilton Moore, The New Practical Navigator

Forms of catfall

pluralcatfalls

Origin of catfall

From cat + fall?

Questions about catfall

What does catfall mean?
Catfall means a rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
What part of speech is catfall?
Catfall is a noun.
What is the plural of catfall?
The plural of catfall is catfalls.

Words near catfall in the dictionary

  1. catexes
  2. catface
  3. catfaced
  4. catfaces
  5. catfacing
  6. catfall
  7. catfalls
  8. Catfield
  9. catfight
  10. catfighting
  11. catfights

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