Caticide
//ˈkæ.tɪ.saɪd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The killing of a cat. countable, nonce-word, uncountable
"Mewing as if ſhe meant Forgiveness To him that wrong'd her with his Heavineſs, And in that caſe ſhe pin'd and dy'd, He ſhould not be arraign'd or try'd, On her account, for Caticide,[…]"
Example
More examples"Mewing as if ſhe meant Forgiveness To him that wrong'd her with his Heavineſs, And in that caſe ſhe pin'd and dy'd, He ſhould not be arraign'd or try'd, On her account, for Caticide,[…]"
Etymology
From cat + -i- + -cide.
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