cat-a-mountain

noun

cat-a-moun·tain ˌka-tə-ˈmau̇n-tᵊn

Synonyms of cat-a-mountain next

: any of various wild cats

Examples of cat-a-mountain in a Sentence

tracks that looked to be those of a cat-a-mountain

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Etymology

Middle English cat of the mountaine

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cat-a-mountain was in the 15th century

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