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/kay"teuhr kuz'euhn/, n.1. an intimate friend.2. Obs. a cousin.[1540-50; perh. CATER + COUSIN, though original literal sense is unclear]
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cater-cousin
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cater-cousin — [kāt′ər kuz΄ən] n. [see CATER CORNERED & COUSIN; orig., fourth cousin] Archaic a close friend … English World dictionary
Cater-cousin — Ca ter cous in, n. A remote relation. See {Quater cousin}. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cater cousin — n. dear friend, intimate friend; (Archaic) cousin; distant relative, quater cousin … English contemporary dictionary
cater-cousin — noun Etymology: perhaps from obsolete cater buyer of provisions Date: 1519 an intimate friend … New Collegiate Dictionary
cater-cousin — ˈkād.ə(r)| noun Etymology: perhaps from cater (I) : an intimate friend … Useful english dictionary
cater-cousin — noun a) A close or good friend. b) A person treated as a cousin who is not a blood relation … Wiktionary
cater cousin — (From Fr. Quatrecousin.) A cousin in the fourth degree; hence any distant or remote relative … Black's law dictionary
cater cousin — (From Fr. Quatrecousin.) A cousin in the fourth degree; hence any distant or remote relative … Black's law dictionary
cater-cousin — A fourth cousin … Ballentine's law dictionary
cater-cousin — ca·ter cous·in … English syllables
