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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶CATTERWALLER, v. Variant of Eng. caterwaul, in fig. sense of sexual misconduct.Edb. 1810 G. Bruce Poems 114:
An' some gat what was muckle waur, For their vile catterwal.
[For the form cf. Catterwower.]
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