catowl (katoul)

A name of the large horned owls of the genus Bubo, as the great horned owl, Bubo virginia nus: so called from their physiognomy. See cut under Bubo. cat-pipe (kat'pip), n. 1. A catcall.-2. Fig one uratively, who uses a catpipe or catcall. cat-rake (kat'rāk), n. A ratchet-drill. E. H. Knight. cat-rig (kat'rig), n. Naut., a rig consisting of a single mast, stepped very near the stem, and a sail laced to a gaff and Cat-boat. 865 boom and managed in the same manner as the mainsail of a sloop. The cat-rig is the typical rig of small American sail-boats.