(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:23:32

Cat"er*waul (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.]

To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

Coleridge.

 

© Webster 1913.

Cat"er*waul, n.

A caterwauling.

 

© Webster 1913.

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