Definition of Caterweul

Definition of Caterweul

Cat"er*waul (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge.

Cat"er*waul, n. A caterwauling.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(intransitive) To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
to have a noisy argument

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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