cat-lap

A form of catlap — A watery or thin drink (especially tea or milk); a non-alcoholic drink.

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Meanings

nouncat-lap (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of catlap.

    […] before he could presume to deliver an opinion upon the comparative merits of cat-lap and grog […]

    1862, Vanity Fair, volume 5, numbers 106-144, page 59
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    What reason has he, therefore, to suppose that the return of the smock-frock will even increase the gobbling of potatoes and the drinking of cat-lap?

    1823, William Cobbett, Cobbett's Weekly Register, volume 46, page 777
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APA

cat-lap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-lap

MLA

“cat-lap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-lap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-lap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-lap.

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