catling
/ˈkætlɪŋ/
noun
- A small cat or kitten.
- We found a stray catling mewing under the porch and took it to the shelter.
- The children giggled as the catling chased a ball of yarn across the floor.
- The mother cat gently carried her catling by the scruff of its neck.
- A surgical knife with a sharp point, used in amputations.
- The surgeon carefully selected a catling from the sterilized tray for the procedure.
- The museum displayed a 19th-century catling alongside other antique surgical instruments.
- In historical medicine, a catling was a common tool for battlefield amputations.
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