单词 | cat-hauling |
释义 | > as lemmascat-hauling cat-hauling n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > [noun] > tearing flesh with cat's claws cat-haul1824 cat-hauling1844 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun] > action of sifting1579 cat-hauling1844 fine-tooth combing1887 scrutinization1922 1844–7 Chambers' Misc. Useful Tracts cxlix. 17 I saw a slave punished by cat-hauling. The cat was placed on the bare shoulders, and forcibly dragged by the tail down the back..of the prostrate slave. < as lemmas |
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