Defn: A base fellow; a rogue; a cheat. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
CAT'S-PAW
Cat's"-paw`, n.
1. (Naut.) (a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air. (b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.
Note: In this sense the term refers to the fable of the monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting chestnuts out of the fire.
CAT'S-TAIL
Cat's"-tail, n.
Defn: See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.
CATSTICK
Cat"stick`, n.
Defn: A stick or club employed in the game of ball called cat or tipcat. Massinger.
CATSTITCH
Cat"stitch, v. t. (Needlework)