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

CATOUR, s. A caterer, a provider.
Wallace.

O. Teut. kater, oeconomus.

V. [Katouris].

CAT-SILLER, s. The mica of mineralogists, S.; the katzen silber of the vulgar in Germany.

CATTER, CATERR, s. Catarrh.
Bellenden.

CATTLE-RAIK, s. A common, or extensive pasture, where cattle feed at large, S.
V. [Raik].

From cattle, and raik, to range.

CATWITTIT, adj. Harebrained, unsettled, q. having the wits of a cat, S.

To CAUCHT, v. a. To catch, to grasp.
Douglas.

Formed from the pret. of catch.