A kind of reed which bears a spike like the tail of a cat

A kind of reed which bears a spike like the tail of a cat

Cat's-tail. (Typha latifolia). A kind of reed which bears a spike like the tail of a cat, which some call reed mace; its long, flat leaves are much used for the bottoms of chairs.

Cats'-tails. Mares' tails (equisetum).

Cat-stane. "Battle-stone. A monolith in Scotland (sometimes falsely called a Druidical stone). The Norwegian term, banta stein, means the same thing. Celtic cath (battle)." Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

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