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cattys

cattys 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 cattys

What is cattys the plural of?
Cattys is the plural of catty.

Words near cattys in the dictionary

  1. catty-cornered
  2. catty-mount
  3. catty-mounts
  4. catty-wonker
  5. cattycorner
  6. cattys
  7. cattywampus
  8. cattywampuses
  9. Catubig
  10. Catuday
  11. catuli

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