A cross old woman was called a cat

A cross old woman was called a cat

Cat. A cross old woman was called "a cat"; or to a shrewish, the epithet was applied tauntingly.

"But will you woo this wild cat?"

Taming of the Shrew, Act I., Scene 2.

Cat. A ship formed on the Norwegian model, having a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and a deep waist. It is strongly built, from four to six hundred tons' burden, and employed in the coal trade.

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