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catty-cornered (adj., adv.)
1838, earlier
cater-cornered
(1835, American English), from now-obsolete
cater
"to set or move diagonally" (1570s), from Middle French
catre
"four," from Latin
quattuor
(see
four
). Compare
carrefour
.