• Katie

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    Katie

    (plural Katies)
    1. or any of its variant spellings.
      • 1892 Walter Malone, Narcissus: and Other Poems, J.B.Lippincott Company 1892, page 133 ("Mary"):And "Mable" 'sa name that ever sounds sweetly
        And charms and enchants a mortal completely
        While "Katie" suggests brown eyes and brown tresses
        Created for love and lover's caresses.
    2. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (M.K.T) Railroad.When the Katie came through, the town's entire economy and culture changed.
    3. (poker slang) A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"
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