техн. ёрш (орудие для ловли каната), кошка (якорь)
1) cat, she-cat, tabby, pussy (дит.);
стара кішка — grimalkin;смугаста кішка — tabby-cat;жити як кішка із собакою присл. — to live a cat-and-dog life;знає кішка, чиє сало з'іла — he knows what he has been up to;
2) мор., заст. cat-o'-nine-tails (канчук);3) тех. grapnel, grapple, crab, carriage (крана);4) кішки (для лазіння на телеграфні стовпи) climbing irons, climbers, creepers.
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