catslaughter
nounEtymology From cat + slaughter. Compare manslaughter.
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The killing of a cat, the slaughter of cats.
- After a long and patient investigation of facts, the Coroner returned a verdict of wilful catslaughter against a party or parties unknown.1862, Mrs. Alfred Gatty, Aunt Judy's Letters, page 93:
- Bill intends to file a charge of "catslaughter" against the villian when caught.1929, Southern Pacific Bulletin:
3 more examples
- '... And then he committed — catslaughter.' Caleb, although sensible that his leg had been pulled, roared with laughter.1934, Horace Annesley Vachell, Nether Applewhite: A Story of Strange Lives in an English Village:
- Had Barkley done in the Topeka cat, it may have been manslaughter, or catslaughter, I guess, but not murder.2006, Al Martinez, Barkley: A Dog's Journey, →ISBN:
- The woman was suing the fire service for catslaughter.2010, Michael Lawrence, Jiggy McCue: Kid Swap, Hachette UK, →ISBN: