CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS


Meaning of CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS in English

noun (plural ~) Etymology: from the resemblance of its scars to the scratches of a cat Date: 1665 a whip made of usually nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle

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