Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Gátt-o, s. m. dim. Gátt-íno, Gátt-olíno, Gátt-úccio, aug. Gátt-óne, disp. Gátt-áccio,
1. a cat. — frugato, (joc.) a gaping, staring countryman; rascal, villain. Uomo a —, a deep, cunning fellow. Fare come il — che mangia e miagola, to complain when one is well off. — ci cova, there is a snake in the grass; 2. a warlike engine for battering walls; 3. a monkey, machine for driving in piles; 4. Occhio di —, an opal or cat's eye.
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