cat's-pawv.

Etymology: < cat's paw n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat's-paw.

Nautical.

a. Of the wind: To ruffle slightly and in part the surface of water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > blow (a blast) (of the wind [verb (transitive)] > ruffle surface of water

wawc1380

cat's-paw1853

flawa1894

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. ix. 69 The surface of the sea at this time was cat's-pawed as far as could be seen.

b. To make a catspaw in the bight of a rope; to join by a cat's-paw.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot

sheepshank1769

cat's-paw1794

reef-knot1794

clove-hitch1874

swab-hitch1883

wall1883

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in) > specific

crown1754

sheepshank1769

cat's-paw1794

wall1883

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 217 A luff-tackle is cats-pawed to the other end of the sheet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cats-paw
释义	cat's-pawv. Etymology: < cat's paw n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcat's-paw. Nautical. a. Of the wind: To ruffle slightly and in part the surface of water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > blow (a blast) (of the wind [verb (transitive)] > ruffle surface of water wawc1380 cat's-paw1853 flawa1894 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. ix. 69 The surface of the sea at this time was cat's-pawed as far as could be seen. b. To make a catspaw in the bight of a rope; to join by a cat's-paw. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [verb (transitive)] > attach or join by specific knot sheepshank1769 cat's-paw1794 reef-knot1794 clove-hitch1874 swab-hitch1883 wall1883 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > bind or tie [verb (transitive)] > fasten or secure with a knot > tie (a knot) (in) > specific crown1754 sheepshank1769 cat's-paw1794 wall1883 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 217 A luff-tackle is cats-pawed to the other end of the sheet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1794
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