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catloaves

catloaves is the plural of catloaf.

Meaning of catloaf

Noun

catloaf (plural catloaves)

  1. (slang) The loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.
    • And Gary never got to see him do the full catloaf, where he curled up face-down so that all that stuck out were the tips of his ears. I never got a picture of that, either.1999 December 3, Ailsa N Murphy, “Re: RIP, Silver-The-Cat”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024

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Questions about catloaves

What is catloaves the plural of?
Catloaves is the plural of catloaf.

Words near catloaves in the dictionary

  1. catlinites
  2. catlins
  3. catloaf
  4. catloafed
  5. catloafing
  6. catloaves
  7. catlore
  8. Catlos
  9. Catloses
  10. catlover
  11. catlovers

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