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