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cat(3) (iou)



cat noun2. [kat] obsolete exc. (perh.) in CATBOAT. L17.
[Perh. same word as CAT noun1: cf. medieval Latin catta a kind of ship, Old French chat merchant ship.]
A strong merchant sailing vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and a deep waist, formerly used esp. in the coal and timber trade on the NE coast of England.