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From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
catling
Today it means: A little cat; a kitten. Full definition →
Today it means: A little cat; a kitten. Full definition →
From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.