The revenue derived from fruit trees alone, is said to amount to 7000 catties of silver.
Of these we may instance that of the Prince Chroma-chit, who is said to have given four catties of silver, equal to 240 ticals, and that of the Agent to the Governor General, who gave five.
If you therefore want to make a liberal gift seven catties will do; if a small one, then five catties will even be sufficient.
The spouse of the marquis of Chin Hsiang comes next, with no more than twenty catties a day.
Exclusive of offerings of scented candles, several catties of scented oil can be added, each day, to keep the lantern of the Great Sea alight.
The common fast-travelling coolie of Szechuen contracts to carry eighty catties (107lbs.
I have enjoyed myself hugely catching catties on a dark night from a skiff with a hand-line.
I have also had good success by building a bright fire on the bank, and fishing a spring-hole by the light--a mode of fishing especially successful with catties and perch.
I have also had good success by building a bright fire on the bank and fishing a spring-hole by the light--a mode of fishing especially successful with catties and perch.
In 1823, many of the chests of Patna lost five catties from this cause, and to this day we have the same thing continuing to occur.
There are no less than ten thousand mulberry trees in the school grounds for feeding the worms; four thousand catties of leaves are used every day for their food; five hundred immense trays of silkworms are constantly at work here.
It was reported to the writer, that on the occasion of a funeral in a neighbour's family, about sixty catties of wine vanished, without leaving behind any trace of its devious course.
These trees were originally planted thousands of years ago by divine hands, and they have never been known to yield more nor less than three catties (4-1/3 pounds).
These catties fit in pairs, or, if large, singly, into neat boxes provided with locks.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "catties" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
