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Webster 1913 Edition
Caterwaul
Cat′er-waul
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Caterwauled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Caterwauling
.] [
Cat
+ waul
, wawl
, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
Coleridge.
Cat′er-waul
,Noun.
A caterwauling.
Webster 1828 Edition
Caterwaul
CATERWAUL
,Verb.
I.