CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS


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

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-tə-ˈnīn-ˌtālz ]

noun

( plural cat-o'-nine-tails )

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.