单词 | cat's-paw |
释义 | cat's-paw also cats·paw (kătspô′) n. pl. cat's-paws also cats·paws 1. A person used by another as a dupe or tool. 2. A light breeze that ruffles small areas of a water surface. 3. Nautical A knot made by twisting a section of rope to form two adjacent eyes through which a hook is passed, used in hoisting. [From a fable about a monkey that used a cat's paw to pull chestnuts out of a fire.] ![]() |
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