† cataputn.
Obsolete.
(See quot. 1688.)
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 420/2 The Catheter of some termed a Cataput, and Cataputia; it is an Instrument long, narrow and round..it is to search a deep wound, and also..to pour or squirt in liquid Oyntments and Salves.
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n.1688- to climb on, hang to, ride on, etc, coattails
- to climb the rigging
- to climb up the wall
- to climb, hop, jump, etc, on the bandwagon
- to clinch a nail
- to cling on by one's fingernails
- to cling on by one's fingertips
- to cling on to something by one's fingernails
- to cling on to something by one's fingertips
- to clink it
- to clip it
- to clip the wings of
- to clock in
- to clock off
- to clock on
- to clock out
- to clock up
- to close a bargain
- to close a gap
- to close about
- to close about, on, round, upon
- to close an account
- to close an eye
- to close down
- to close in