cattery

[ kat-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural cat·te·ries.

1. a place where cats are kept and bred.

cattery

/ ˈkætərɪ /

noun

1. a place where cats are bred or looked after

Word History and Origins

Origin of cattery¹

First recorded in 1785–95; cat ( def ) + -ery

Example Sentences

"Today the vet said these animals could not stay inside because of the risk of transmitting diseases. But the school across the street has given us the gymnasium so we can build a kennel and a cattery."

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There are also three private houses and a cattery within the grounds of the site, which is set back from the road up a long driveway.

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Gill Davies, who runs the Brook Park Farm Cattery on the site and lives in one of the houses next door, said if the plan went ahead "life would change completely".

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Their three cats Senia, Charly and Flora are in a cattery, and they are trying to secure a temporary home for them nearby, in England, so they can visit them.

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"It is comfortable here but all our belongings are in storage, the cats are in the cattery and we haven't got a clue what is going on," David said.

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