CATAPULT
ADJECTIVES
► CATAPELTIC pert. to a catapult → 1849
NOUNS
► CATAPELTIC a catapult → 1864
► CATTIE ► CATTY a catapult → L19 UK juvenile usage
► GALLEY a boy’s catapult → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NIGGER SHOOTER a catapult → 1876 US sl., now offensive
► SHANGHAI a catapult → M19 Aust. & NZ
VERBS
► SHANGHAI to shoot with a catapult → 1917 Aust. & NZ
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