black cat

plural black cats

1. A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cat.

present singular third person black cats · participle present black catting · participle past black catted · past black catted

1. slangnauticalTo do better than another in some respect; to one up.

   The team name derives from the Lynx wildcat of 702 Naval Air Squadron’s badge and also the naval slang of “Black Catting” which implies having done or owned something better than anyone else.

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plural Black Cats

1. ball gamessomeone connected with Sunderland Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

   Understandably the teams were hyped for their 132nd league meeting, but Steve Bruce's Black Cats were also looking to settle a score having been humiliated 5-1 at St James' Park at the end of October.

   2011 January 16, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC