- a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
Often shortened to: cat
| 单词 | cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cat-o'-nine-tails /ˌkætəˈnaɪnˌteɪlz/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tails. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cat-o'-nine-tails (kat′ə nīn′tālz′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tails.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cat-o'-nine-tails n ( pl -tails)
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