cat-salt

English

Etymology

From cat +‎ salt. First use appears c. 1724. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what is the source of origin of "cat"?”)

Noun

cat-salt

1. A sort of finely granulated salt formed out of the bittern or leach brine.

Anagrams

• saltcat