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catties

catties is the plural of cattie.

catties is the plural of catty.

Meaning of catty

Noun (1)

catty (plural catties or cattys)

  1. (informal) A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
    • 16 Mess, make a Tale, which here is 20 s. English, 5 Tale make a Bancal, a weight so called, and 20 Bancal make a Catty, another weight.1699, Captain William Dampier, A new voyage round the world, Volume 1

Noun (2)

catty (plural catties)

  1. (informal, slang) A catapult.
    • “Give me your slingshot, and I'll let you have it back after school this afternoon,” she said firmly. […] I stuck the 'catty' into my back pocket and ran outside to meet the others.2009, Sheldon Arensen, The Carjackers, page 43

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Questions about catties

What is catties the plural of?
Catties is the plural of cattie.

Words near catties in the dictionary

  1. Cattewater
  2. Catti
  3. cattie
  4. cattier
  5. cattierite
  6. catties
  7. cattiest
  8. Cattigara
  9. cattiite
  10. cattily
  11. cattimandoo

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