catling
Plural: catlings
Noun
- A surgical knife with a long, slender blade.
- a long double-edged knife used for amputations
- A little cat; a kitten.
- catgut; a catgut string
- A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.
Examples
- Like a surgeon, he used CATLING to precisely place his letters for maximum score.
Origin / Etymology
From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
catling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcatling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
catling: valid Words With Friends Word