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Catch"ing a. 1.
Infectious; contagious.

2. Captivating; alluring.

Catch"ing, n. The act of
seizing or taking hold of.

Catching bargain (Law), a bargain
made with an heir expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at
an inadequate price. Bouvier.

Catch"-mead`ow (?), n. A
meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the side of
hill.

Catch"ment (?), n. A surface
of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a
reservoir.

Catch"pen*ny (?), a. Made or
contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or
unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny
show. -- n. Some worthless
catchpenny thing.

Catch"poll` (?), n. [OF.
chacepol, chacipol.] A bailiff's
assistant.

{ Catch"up (?), Cat"sup (?) },
n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it
was originally a kind of East Indian pickles.] A table sauce
made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc.


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