'Catling' definitions:
Definition of 'catling'
From: WordNet
noun
A long double-edged knife used for amputations
Definition of 'Catling'
From: GCIDE
- Catling \Cat"ling\, n. [Cat + -ing.]
- 1. A little cat; a kitten. "Cat nor catling." --Drummond. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Catgut; a catgut string. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Surg.) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife. [Spelt also catlin.] --Crobb. [1913 Webster]