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Wildcat
/ˈwaɪldˌkæt/
A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
📖 Definitions of "Wildcat"
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A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically
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A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
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An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
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A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
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To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.
"You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east."
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(usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:
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Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.
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Unauthorized by the proper authorities.
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A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.
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