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| Cat and kittens in pewter |
In merry olde England, Cat and Fiddle was a common name for an inn or pub (see 995), and so was Cat and Kittens. In some of these establishments, the “cat and kittens” were, in fact, the slang names given to large and small pewter tankards used for serving beer. Naturally the pubs’ signs depicted an actual cat with kittens.
