water-catn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌkat/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌkæt/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌkæt/

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

Etymology: < water n. + cat n.¹The semantic motivation of sense 1 is unclear; a foreign-language original of the source cited in the two quotations for this sense has not been traced. In quot. 1800 at sense 2 after German Wasserkatze (1798 in the passage translated, or earlier), itself after Italian gatto acquatico (1796 or earlier); with this quotation, compare Malayalam nīrnāy (also nīrnā ), lit. ‘water dog’ and nīrppūcca , lit. ‘water cat’, both denoting the otter. With quot. 1831 compare late Sanskrit jalamārjāra otter, lit. ‘water-cat’ (also with vernacular pronunciation jalmārjār).

†1. A firework designed to be thrown into water, similar to a water cracker. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > used in water

water-rocket1634

tumbling water-cracker1740

water-cat1740

water cracker1740

1740 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (ed. 2) App. p. xlix Charges for Water-cats.

1740 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (rev. ed.) App. p. xlvi Taking two measures for each lay of water-cat-charge, and a little corn-powder between each.

2. An otter. Now historical.In later use, reflecting names in local languages for the southern Asian form of the Eurasian otter ( Lutra lutra). Cf. note in etymology section.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > other types of

water-cat1756

grison1796

mariput1828

tayra1854

1756 Hist. Reynard Fox xxiii. 131 Then came also..Harmel the Ass, the Brock, the Water-Cat [1481 Caxton watreratte], and many to the number of an hundred.

1800 W. Johnston tr. P. da San Bartolomeo Voy. E. Indies i. ix. 226 Among the amphibious animals of this country, are the Nirna, or Malabar otter; [and] the Nirpucia, a kind of water-cat.

1831 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 1830–1 1 viii. 100 Lutra Nair, F. Cuv. Juhl Marjur or Water Cat of the Mahrattas.

1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom I. 318 The Water-cat [sc. Lutra Nair]..is probably the species seen by Bishop Heber.

1906 K. Pruen Provinces Western China vi. 42 We saw a fisherman on a punt with a muzzled otter; the Chinese call them water cats.

1987 F. Zimmermann Jungle & Aroma of Meats 237 (note) The image of the ‘water-cat’ passed into Hindi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-cat
释义	water-catn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌkat/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌkæt/, /ˈwɑdər ˌkæt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cat n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + cat n.¹The semantic motivation of sense 1 is unclear; a foreign-language original of the source cited in the two quotations for this sense has not been traced. In quot. 1800 at sense 2 after German Wasserkatze (1798 in the passage translated, or earlier), itself after Italian gatto acquatico (1796 or earlier); with this quotation, compare Malayalam nīrnāy (also nīrnā ), lit. ‘water dog’ and nīrppūcca , lit. ‘water cat’, both denoting the otter. With quot. 1831 compare late Sanskrit jalamārjāra otter, lit. ‘water-cat’ (also with vernacular pronunciation jalmārjār). †1. A firework designed to be thrown into water, similar to a water cracker. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > used in water water-rocket1634 tumbling water-cracker1740 water-cat1740 water cracker1740 1740 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (ed. 2) App. p. xlix Charges for Water-cats. 1740 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (rev. ed.) App. p. xlvi Taking two measures for each lay of water-cat-charge, and a little corn-powder between each. 2. An otter. Now historical.In later use, reflecting names in local languages for the southern Asian form of the Eurasian otter ( Lutra lutra). Cf. note in etymology section. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > other types of water-cat1756 grison1796 mariput1828 tayra1854 1756 Hist. Reynard Fox xxiii. 131 Then came also..Harmel the Ass, the Brock, the Water-Cat [1481 Caxton watreratte], and many to the number of an hundred. 1800 W. Johnston tr. P. da San Bartolomeo Voy. E. Indies i. ix. 226 Among the amphibious animals of this country, are the Nirna, or Malabar otter; [and] the Nirpucia, a kind of water-cat. 1831 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 1830–1 1 viii. 100 Lutra Nair, F. Cuv. Juhl Marjur or Water Cat of the Mahrattas. 1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom I. 318 The Water-cat [sc. Lutra Nair]..is probably the species seen by Bishop Heber. 1906 K. Pruen Provinces Western China vi. 42 We saw a fisherman on a punt with a muzzled otter; the Chinese call them water cats. 1987 F. Zimmermann Jungle & Aroma of Meats 237 (note) The image of the ‘water-cat’ passed into Hindi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1740
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