[cat's-paw] n, pl cat's-paws (ca. 1769) 1: a light air that ruffles the surface of the water in irregular patches during a calm
2. [fr. the fable of the monkey that used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts from the fire]: one used by another as a tool: dupe
3: a hitch formed with two eyes for attaching a line to a hook--see knot illustration