cat and mouse n.
1. a house.
Vulgar Tongue. | ||
, , | Sl. Dict. | |
Pall Mall Gaz. 4 July 3/2: Other examples of [...] the simple form of rhyming slang are ‘cat and mouse’ (house). | ||
Und. Speaks. | ||
Dict. of Rhy. Sl. | ||
Up the Frog. | ||
Fletcher’s Book of Rhy. Sl. 26: The man set off back towards his cat and mouse. | ||
Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl. |
2. housekeeping.
Sl. Dict. (1890) 10: Cat and Mouse. Housekeeping. |