Meanings
nouncat house (plural cat houses)
plural cat houses
- alternativeAlternative spelling of cathouse.
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George shook himself. He said woodenly, "If I was alone I could live so easy." His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis. "I could get a job an' not have no mess." He stopped. "Go on," said Lennie. "An' when the enda the month come-" "An' when the end of the month came I could take my fifty bucks an' go to a... cat house..."
1937, John Steinbeck, chapter 6, in Of Mice and Men
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cat house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20house
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“cat house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20house.
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