shoot the cat

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    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : I must have shot the cat a dozen times during the night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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