An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

CATBAND, s. The name given to the strong hook used on the inside of a door or gate, which being fixed to the wall, keeps it shut.
Act Sedt.

Germ. kette, a chain, and band.

CATCHY, adj. Disposed to take the advantage of another, S. from the E. v. catch.

CATCHROGUE, s. Cleavers or goose-grass, an herb, S. Galiam aparine, Linn.

CATCLUKE, CATLUKE, s. Trefoil; an herb, S. Lotus corniculatus, Linn.
Douglas.

"Named from some fanciful resemblance it has to a cat (cat's) or a bird's foot;" Rudd. Dan. katte-cloe, a cat's claw or clutch.

To CATE, CAIT, v. n. To desire the male or female; a term strictly applied to cats only.
V. [Caige], [Caigie].
Colvil.

Su. G. kaat, salax, lascivus, kaett-ias, lascivire.

CATECHIS, s. A catechism.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

CATER, s. Money, S. B. q. what is catered.
V. [Catour].
Shirrefs.