cattery

[ kat-uh-ree ]

noun,plural cat·te·ries.
  1. a place where cats are kept and bred.

Origin of cattery

1
First recorded in 1785–95; cat + -ery

Words Nearby cattery

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How to use cattery in a sentence

  • She would not have left Quast and the cattery in the same unceremonious fashion to get on as best they might.

    Simon the Jester | William J. Locke
  • At Bishopsgate, near Egham, she has what is without doubt the finest cattery.

    Concerning Cats | Helen M. Winslow
  • Her cattery is known as the "Calumet Kennel," and there is no better judge of cats in the country than Mrs. Colburn.

    Concerning Cats | Helen M. Winslow

British Dictionary definitions for cattery

cattery

/ (ˈkætərɪ) /


nounplural -teries
  1. a place where cats are bred or looked after

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