Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An establishment where cats are kept and bred.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place for the keeping and breeding of cats.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A place where
cats arebred . - noun A place where
cats board when their owners are onholiday
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Examples
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aw, man, i'm so sorry it's stressing you out so bad. *hugs* surely they'll let you call the cattery while you're on the trip to check on him? maybe even talk to him?
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The cattery was a rectangular room taken up by big knee-high stone tables.
The Dreaming Void Hamilton, Peter F. 2007
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One of the first American women to start a "cattery" in this country was
Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others Helen M. Winslow
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They were shown over the cattery, the piggery, the milkers, and the kennelry, as Mrs. Mortimer called her live stock departments.
CHAPTER III 2010
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Put the cat into the cattery, arranged with a neighbour to take time off to take and collect her from the hospital, cancelled the milk, etc
How to waste money NHS style Norfolk Blogger 2009
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You've booked the cat into a cattery, arranged for your daughter's best friend to look after the hamster, and sounded out next door about watering the plants while you are away.
The Guardian Money guide to having a trouble-free holiday 2011
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You've booked the cat into a cattery, arranged for your daughter's best friend to look after the hamster, and sounded out next door about watering the plants while you are away.
The Guardian Money guide to having a trouble-free holiday 2011
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This year, Consumer Reports ordered 80 small bags of Maine coon cat hair from a cattery and then repeatedly spread 15 grams on an 18-inch by 54-inch strip of carpet.
Meet the Sticklers 2010
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SUICA was someone in Guatamala taspo was the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra mixi was a Finnish kennel and cattery
International marriage still means Japanese man and Asian woman 2008
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A new state-of-the-art cattery, with reflective glass of the kind one sees in top-end business hotels, is currently being built.
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