Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
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Examples for "catty "
Examples for "catty "
1 The usually mild-mannered Tánaiste became very catty with his former junior minister.
2 Waterworks is situated catty - corner from the borough hall and the police station.
3 Eddie Garcia sat catty - corner from her, on her right, smiling and nodding.
4 Gretchen glanced sharply at her aunt, who had been uncharacteristically catty lately.
5 I couldn't have them looking at me with their catty , curious eyes.
1 But he seemed quite disgusted when I ventured to suggest that a well-conditioned cattie or bullhead, caught in the same waters was better than either.
2 Shall I read you an article in the last 'Quarterly,' Cattie ?
3 I didn't intend to give Miss Cattie Burns anything.
4 Where is the winter one Miss Cattie gave you?
5 I've tried to like Miss Cattie and I can't.
6 Aunt Cattie was called away to see visitors, and it was not till after tea that the story could be resumed.
7 "It shall be a tale of the Black Mountain," said Aunt Cattie , after a pause.
8 "My own industrious Cattie ! " he exclaimed, "how very hard you have worked in my absence!
9 "Do you call the cattie a game fish?"
10 I've been wanting to see how high I could kick it ever since Miss Cattie sent it to me, and now I've done it.
11 Archie remained silent, only when Aunt Cattie sat down and resumed her narrative, he was heard to mutter to himself that it was "awful jolly!"
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