catslaughter en · NOUN
Etymology
From cat + slaughter. Compare manslaughter.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The killing of a cat, the slaughter of cats.
Bill intends to file a charge of "catslaughter" against the villian when caught.
1929, Southern Pacific Bulletin:Had Barkley done in the Topeka cat, it may have been manslaughter, or catslaughter, I guess, but not murder.
2006, Al Martinez, Barkley: A Dog's Journey, →ISBN:After a long and patient investigation of facts, the Coroner returned a verdict of wilful catslaughter against a party or parties unknown.
1862, Mrs. Alfred Gatty, Aunt Judy's Letters, page 93:'... And then he committed — catslaughter.' Caleb, although sensible that his leg had been pulled, roared with laughter.
1934, Horace Annesley Vachell, Nether Applewhite: A Story of Strange Lives in an English Village:The woman was suing the fire service for catslaughter.
2010, Michael Lawrence, Jiggy McCue: Kid Swap, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
Synonyms
felicide · felinicide · ailurocide · caticide
Translations (6)
es felicidio (killing of cats) · fr félicide (killing of cats) · sv kattmord (killing of cats) · lv kaķa slepkava (killing of cats) · nl katmoord (killing of cats) · pl kotobójstwo (killing of cats)