A whip with nine knotted lashes; till 1881 an authorized instrument of punishment in the British navy and army.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > whip or scourge > cat-o'-nine-tails (6) cat-o'-nine-tails1695 A whip with nine knotted lashes; till 1881 an authorized instrument of punishment in the British navy and army. cat1788 Short for cat-o'-nine-tails, n. bone-polisher1803 (a) (chiefly Nautical) a person who is directly subordinate to another; a servant, an underling (frequently depreciative); (b) a person who eats… thieves' cat1867 see quots. martinet1881 A type of cat-o'-nine-tails formerly used in French schools. bush1895 transferred. The cat-o'-nine-tails. slang. |
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