Helen Fenton

Catchpenny: Definition and part of speech

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Catchpenny

  1. n. Some worthless catchpenny thing.
  2. a. Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catchweight: Definition and part of speech

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Catchweight

  1. adv. Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catchword: Definition and part of speech

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Catchword

  1. n. A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as, the catchword of a political party, etc.
  2. n. Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue.
  3. n. The first word of any page of a book after the first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is seldom used in modern printing.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catchwork: Definition and part of speech

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Catchwork

  1. n. A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.