cat-holen.

Forms:

α. see cat n.¹ and hole n.

β. 1600s– cat's-hole.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, hole n.

Etymology: In α. forms < cat n.¹ + hole n. In β. forms < the genitive of cat n.¹ + hole n.

†1. The hole or den of the wild cat. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

854 Chart. Æthelwolf in Cod. Dipl. V. 105 Of ðam wogan hlince on ða catthola; of ðan cattholan on Wenbeorhge.

2. A hole in a wall, door, etc., large enough to let a cat through.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > (of size) used by specific animal

mouseholec1475

cat-holea1625

pigeonhole1737

a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. C2/1 Is there ne'er a Cat hole where I may creep through?

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 145 (Jam.) ‘He has left the key in the cat hole’ to signify that a man has run away from his creditors.

1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 120 A large round ball..which rolled along the floor of the room until it came to a cat-hole in the door.

1867 Amer. Naturalist July 255 She brushes against a lid which hangs from above, not unlike an old-fashioned swinging door of a cat-hole, as sometimes seen about barns or corn-cribs.

3. Nautical. One of the two holes at the stern of the ship, through which a cable or hawser can be passed for steadying or heaving the ship astern, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > at bow or stern > for cables

cat-holea1642

hawse-hole1664

bridle port1784

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 346/1 Cat-holes are over the Ports in the Gun-Room, right with the Capstain, to heave the Ship a stern by a Cable, or Hause.

4. A bog-hole.

ΚΠ

1857–8 Trans. Mich. Agric. Soc. 9 578 The very important work of draining our swamps, marshes and cat holes, has been fairly commenced.

5. A deep pool in a river.

ΚΠ

1883 Cent. Mag. 378 He seated himself at the edge of a deep pool, or ‘cat-hole’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cat-hole
释义	cat-holen. Forms: α. see cat n.¹ and hole n. β. 1600s– cat's-hole. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, hole n. Etymology: In α. forms < cat n.¹ + hole n. In β. forms < the genitive of cat n.¹ + hole n. †1. The hole or den of the wild cat. Obsolete. ΚΠ 854 Chart. Æthelwolf in Cod. Dipl. V. 105 Of ðam wogan hlince on ða catthola; of ðan cattholan on Wenbeorhge. 2. A hole in a wall, door, etc., large enough to let a cat through. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > (of size) used by specific animal mouseholec1475 cat-holea1625 pigeonhole1737 a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. C2/1 Is there ne'er a Cat hole where I may creep through? 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 145 (Jam.) ‘He has left the key in the cat hole’ to signify that a man has run away from his creditors. 1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 120 A large round ball..which rolled along the floor of the room until it came to a cat-hole in the door. 1867 Amer. Naturalist July 255 She brushes against a lid which hangs from above, not unlike an old-fashioned swinging door of a cat-hole, as sometimes seen about barns or corn-cribs. 3. Nautical. One of the two holes at the stern of the ship, through which a cable or hawser can be passed for steadying or heaving the ship astern, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > at bow or stern > for cables cat-holea1642 hawse-hole1664 bridle port1784 a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 346/1 Cat-holes are over the Ports in the Gun-Room, right with the Capstain, to heave the Ship a stern by a Cable, or Hause. 4. A bog-hole. ΚΠ 1857–8 Trans. Mich. Agric. Soc. 9 578 The very important work of draining our swamps, marshes and cat holes, has been fairly commenced. 5. A deep pool in a river. ΚΠ 1883 Cent. Mag. 378 He seated himself at the edge of a deep pool, or ‘cat-hole’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.854
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