English · Idiom Historical

cat o' mountain

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The wild-cat; also the leopard, or panther; hence a wild, savage sort of man.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con mèo hoang dã; cũng là con báo hoặc beo; do đó là một người đàn ông hoang dã, man rợ

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Cats Mountains & stone Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “cat o' mountain” mean?

The wild-cat; also the leopard, or panther; hence a wild, savage sort of man.

Is “cat o' mountain” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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