Caut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɔːt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Caut is a verb meaning (obsolete) To emit the characteristic call of a panther.
Meaning
(obsolete) To emit the characteristic call of a panther.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, by extension, figurative) To make a noise similar to the call of a panther.
Example Sentences
A Panther Cauteth, which word is taken from the sound of his voice.
If I have done Service to Men in what I have ſaid, I ſhall hope I have done Service to God; and that will be better than a ſilly Speech made for me, full of whining and cauting, which I utterly deſpiſe, and have never been uſed to; yet ſuch a one I expect to have my Ears tormented with, as I am paſſing along the Streets[.]
Word Forms
- cauteth
- cauting
- cauted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include puff, cape, panick, pant, commacerate, put up.
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