Word Meanings - DRAWNET - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet.

• CATCHMEADOW
  meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of hill.
• Catchwater
  A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
• CATCHTITLE
  A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.
• Catchweed
  See Cleavers.
• Catchweight
  Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight.
• CATCHUPCATSUP
  A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc. [Written also ketchup.]
• Catchword
  Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue.
• Catchwork
  A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.
• Catch-basin
  A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer.
• BIRDSEYEMAPLE
  See under Maple.
• Catchdrain
  A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.

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