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catling

cat·ling

UK/ˈkætlɪŋ/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a long double-edged knife used for amputations

Origin

From cat + -ling. Compare kitling, catkin. According to the OED, the sense of a surgical knife may be an independent word.

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