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Brewer's: Comb the Cat
(To). To run your fingers through the lashes of a cat-o'-nine-tails to disentangle them. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Come and take ThemComb A B C D E…Brewer's: Raphael of Cats
(The). Godefroi Mind, a Swiss painter, noted for his cats. (1768-1814.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RappareeRaphael A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Tame Cat
(A). A harmless dangler after a married woman; a cavalier servant; a cicisbeo. “He soon installed himself as a taine cat in the MacMungo mansion.” —Truth (Queer Story), October, 1885.…Brewer's: Sick as a Cat
(See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sick as a DogSick Man A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Froude's Cat
This cat wanted to know what was good for life, and everyone gave her queer answers. The owl said, “Meditate, O cat;” and so she tried to think which could have come first, the fowl or the…Brewer's: Gib Cat
A tom-cat. The male cat used to be called Gilbert. Nares says that Tibert or Tybalt is the French form of Gilbert, and hence Chaucer in his Romance of the Rose, renders “Thibert le Cas” by…Cat Breeds Quiz
Cats have genetically changed very little from their wildcat ancestors. Unlike dogs, cats were never bred for herding or hunting, so the changes have been subtle. Different associations classify…Bast, in Egyptian religion
(Encyclopedia) BastBastbăst [key], ancient Egyptian cat goddess. At first a goddess of the home, she later became known as a goddess of war. The center of her cult was at Bubastis. Her name also…lynx
(Encyclopedia) lynx, name given to several related small, ferocious members of the cat family. All have small heads, tufted ears, and heavy bodies with long legs and short tails. All are primarily…Trending
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