Catling

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A long double-edged surgical knife historically used for amputations.

“The surgeon selected a catling from the instrument tray before beginning the amputation.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

cat·ling

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Synonyms

amputating knife

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Wordle

Ends in LING, a common English suffix, only two vowels A and I

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Words Related to Catling

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cabling calling catting gatling

Words you can make from Catling

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acting lacing acing actin algic algin align altin antic ating cagit calin canli cital clang cling clint giant glint inact langi latin liang ligan

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