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caticide

UK/ˈkæ.tɪ.saɪd/

caticide noun: the killing of a cat.

Noun

caticide (countable and uncountable, plural caticides)

  1. (nonce-word) The killing of a cat.
    • Mewing as if ſhe meant Forgiveness
      To him that wrong'd her with his Heavineſs,
      And in that caſe ſhe pin'd and dy'd,
      He ſhould not be arraign'd or try'd,
      On her account, for Caticide,[…]1724, Ned Ward, “The Merry Travellers: or, a Trip upon Ten-Toes from Moorfields to Bromley”, in The Wandring Spy: or, the Merry Observator, London: A. Bettesworth, published 1729, page 39
    • That every body who drinks the London water does eventually die is such a startling fact that we wonder that every family does not immediately plug up its cistern, cut off the connection with the company's main, and give the turncock into custody, as an accessory before the fact, in a long list of...1838 June 9, “The Thames Water Again”, in Figaro in London, volume 6, number 339, page 86

Examples of caticide in a sentence

  • Issuing strong injunctions against all caticide, we kept the playful and very tame animal with us until it was time to move;[…]1852 June 12, “A Reminiscence of the Burmese War.”, in Littell's Living Age, volume 33, number 421, page 526:
  • About the same time Henry the Fowler, the German king, imposed a heavy fine for 'caticide'.1964, Armand Denis, Cats of the World, London: Constable & Co., page 101:

Synonyms of caticide

Forms of caticide

pluralcaticides
alternative formcatticide

Origin of caticide

From cat + -i- + -cide.

Questions about caticide

What does caticide mean?
Caticide means the killing of a cat.
How do you use caticide in a sentence?
Issuing strong injunctions against all caticide, we kept the playful and very tame animal with us until it was time to move;[…]
What part of speech is caticide?
Caticide is a noun.
How do you pronounce caticide?
Caticide is pronounced /ˈkæ.tɪ.saɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of caticide?
The plural of caticide is caticides.

Words near caticide in the dictionary

  1. Cathundral
  2. Cathy
  3. Cathys
  4. CATI
  5. CATIA
  6. caticide
  7. caticorn
  8. caticorns
  9. Caticugan
  10. Catie
  11. Catigbian

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