Căt'a-dūpe, n.

n. [Fr. catadupe, catadoupe, from Lat. Catadupa, Gr. Κατάδουποι, the cataracts of the Nile, from καταδουπεῖν, to fall with a loud, heavy sound, from κατά, down, and δοῦπειν, to sound heavy, δοῦπος, a dead, heavy sound.] A cataract, or waterfall. [Obs.] “The Egyptian catadupes.” Brewer.