cat-o'-nine-tails

C0166600 (kăt′ə-nīn′tālz′)n. pl. cat-o'-nine-tails A whip consisting of nine knotted cords fastened to a handle, used in flogging.

[So called because it leaves marks like the scratches of a cat.]

cat-o'-nine-tails

n, pl -tails (Historical Terms) a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners. Often shortened to: cat

cat-o'-nine-tails

(ˌkæt əˈnaɪnˌteɪlz)

n., pl. -tails. a whip, usu. having nine knotted thongs or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging. [1685–95; from the resemblance of scars to a cat's scratches]

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Noun

cat-o'-nine-tails - a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat"catwhip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

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Synonyms for cat-o'-nine-tails

noun a whip with nine knotted cords

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