black cat

See also Black Cat

English

Noun

black cat (plural black cats)

1. A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur; Martes pennanti.
2. A cat with black fur.

Translations

Martes pennanti — see fisher

Verb

black cat (third-person singular simple present black cats, present participle black-catting, simple past and past participle black-catted)

1. (nautical slang) To do in some respect better than another.

   • From a web page archived by Britain's National Archives[1]: The team name derives from the Lynx wildcat of 702 Naval Air Squadron’s badge and also the naval slang of “Black Catting” which implies having done or owned something better than anyone else.