cat box

See also: catbox

English

Alternative forms

• catbox

Noun

cat box (plural cat boxes)

1. A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc.

   Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the cat box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.

   • 1985 December 21, Larry Hitt, “Perfect Couple Creation”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 7:

     I'm in advertising, you know. Oh, yes. I designed the ad campaign that put those pictures of missing children on bags of kitty litter. Every time you change the cat box, there are those little faces looking up at you. It has to help. Think about it.

Synonyms

• (box designated as soiling area for cats): litter box

See also

• kitty litter