LL-L: "Etymology" LOWLANDS-L, 30.NOV.2000 (05) [E]

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From: niels winther [niels.winther at dfds.dk]
Subject: etymology

Reuben wrote:

>  Does the word "Katt" in this context also
>  relate to the narrowing of the "Kattegat"
>  strait between Jutland and Sweden?

Yes, as a reference to a narrow passage -- just as
_cathole_ in English refers to one of the holes in
the stern for the hawser-cable to run through.

Kattegat is a narrow strait from a maritime point
of view, since the major western part is shallow.

rgds
niels

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