Cat'ling noun [ Cat + - ing .] 1. A little cat; a kitten. 'Cat nor catling .' Drummond. 2. Catgut; a catgut string. [ R.] Shak. 3. (Surg.) A double-edged, sharp- pointed dismembering knife. [ Spelt also catlin .] Crobb. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/38