cat's pawn.

Forms: Also cat's-paw.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, paw n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of cat n.¹ + paw n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cat's ˈpaw.

1. The paw of a cat; figurative that which comes down like the paw of a cat upon its victim.

ΚΠ

1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 57 These Florentines..In hungry pride and gainful cowardice..Quick cat's-paws on the generous stray-away.

2. A person used as a tool by another to accomplish a purpose; see the earlier cat's-foot n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as > mere

stale1580

creature1587

puppet1592

motion1602

property1611

looma1650

tool1663

cat's-foot1675

cat's paw1785

paw1824

dummy1866

stooge1937

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > a puppet, tool

poppet1551

puppet1592

property1611

tool1663

cat's-foot1675

cat's paw1785

1657 Killing is Murder 3 These he useth as the Monkey did the Cats paw, to scrape the nuts out of the fire.]

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Tool, cat's paw.

1817 G. Chalmers in T. Churchyard Chips conc. Scotl. 165 (note) Bothwell was merely the cat's-paw of Murray, Morton, and Maitland.

1836 C. Richardson New Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Cat Cat's-paw, common in vulgar speech, but not in writing.

1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 105 I am not going to be made a cat's paw of.

1883 American 6 245 Making themselves mere catspaws to secure chestnuts for those publishers.

3. Nautical. A slight and local breeze, which shows itself by rippling the surface of the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of

pufflOE

breathc1400

fuff1535

whiff1603

whift1614

tifta1765

cat's paw1769

skift1808

flaff1827

skiff1827

whiffle1842

whisp1884

quiff1912

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Cats-paw, a light air of wind perceived..by the impression made on the surface of the sea, which it sweeps very lightly, and then decays.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. x. 166 Cat-paws of wind, as they call them, flew across the water here and there, ruffling its smooth surface.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend v. 255 Sudden flaws Struck the sea with their cat's-paws.

4. Nautical. ‘A twisting hitch, made in the bight of a rope, so as to induce two small bights, in order to hook a tackle on them both’ (Smyth).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific

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clinch1627

sheepshank1627

wall-knot1627

running bowline1710

running bowline knot1726

bend1769

clove-hitch1769

half-hitch1769

hitch1769

walnut1769

cat's paw1794

midshipman's hitch1794

reef knot1794

clench1804

French shroud knot1808

carrick bend1819

bowline1823

slippery hitch1832

wall1834

Matthew Walker1841

shroud-knot1860

stopper-knotc1860

marling hitch1867

wind-knot1870

Portuguese knot1871

rosette1875

chain knota1877

stopper-hitch1876

swab-hitch1883

monkey fist1917

Spanish bowline1968

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > other specific sailors' knots

bowline-knot1627

clinch1627

sheepshank1627

wall-knot1627

running bowline1710

running bowline knot1726

bend1769

clove-hitch1769

half-hitch1769

hitch1769

walnut1769

Magnus hitch1794

midshipman's hitch1794

clench1804

French shroud knot1808

carrick bend1819

bowline1823

slippery hitch1832

wall1834

cat's paw1840

Matthew Walker1841

shroud-knot1860

stopper-knotc1860

Portuguese knot1871

chain knota1877

stopper-hitch1876

swab-hitch1883

Spanish bowline1968

1794 [implied in vb., q.v.].

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxiii. 125 When the mate came to shake the catspaw out of the down-haul.

c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 34 Make a cat's-paw in the fall of the luff.

Draft additions February 2005

U.S. A tool for prying out nails, consisting of a handle at right angles to a blade with a V-shaped notch.

ΚΠ

1954 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 10 Nov. 321/2 Filed Dec. 13, 1952. Cat's Paw. For Hand Tools for Pulling Nails and Spikes.

1963 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 25 May 4/8 The list of missing tools includes..two catspaw nail pullers.

1998 Indianapolis Star 25 Jan. h7/5 A screw extractor will work; so will a cat's paw, designed to grab under the head of a nail and allow it to be pulled out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cats paw
释义	cat's pawn. Forms: Also cat's-paw. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cat n.¹, paw n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of cat n.¹ + paw n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cat's ˈpaw. 1. The paw of a cat; figurative that which comes down like the paw of a cat upon its victim. ΚΠ 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 57 These Florentines..In hungry pride and gainful cowardice..Quick cat's-paws on the generous stray-away. 2. A person used as a tool by another to accomplish a purpose; see the earlier cat's-foot n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > person as > mere stale1580 creature1587 puppet1592 motion1602 property1611 looma1650 tool1663 cat's-foot1675 cat's paw1785 paw1824 dummy1866 stooge1937 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe > a puppet, tool poppet1551 puppet1592 property1611 tool1663 cat's-foot1675 cat's paw1785 1657 Killing is Murder 3 These he useth as the Monkey did the Cats paw, to scrape the nuts out of the fire.] 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Tool, cat's paw. 1817 G. Chalmers in T. Churchyard Chips conc. Scotl. 165 (note) Bothwell was merely the cat's-paw of Murray, Morton, and Maitland. 1836 C. Richardson New Dict. Eng. Lang. I. at Cat Cat's-paw, common in vulgar speech, but not in writing. 1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 105 I am not going to be made a cat's paw of. 1883 American 6 245 Making themselves mere catspaws to secure chestnuts for those publishers. 3. Nautical. A slight and local breeze, which shows itself by rippling the surface of the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of pufflOE breathc1400 fuff1535 whiff1603 whift1614 tifta1765 cat's paw1769 skift1808 flaff1827 skiff1827 whiffle1842 whisp1884 quiff1912 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Cats-paw, a light air of wind perceived..by the impression made on the surface of the sea, which it sweeps very lightly, and then decays. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. x. 166 Cat-paws of wind, as they call them, flew across the water here and there, ruffling its smooth surface. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend v. 255 Sudden flaws Struck the sea with their cat's-paws. 4. Nautical. ‘A twisting hitch, made in the bight of a rope, so as to induce two small bights, in order to hook a tackle on them both’ (Smyth). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > specific bowline-knot1627 clinch1627 sheepshank1627 wall-knot1627 running bowline1710 running bowline knot1726 bend1769 clove-hitch1769 half-hitch1769 hitch1769 walnut1769 cat's paw1794 midshipman's hitch1794 reef knot1794 clench1804 French shroud knot1808 carrick bend1819 bowline1823 slippery hitch1832 wall1834 Matthew Walker1841 shroud-knot1860 stopper-knotc1860 marling hitch1867 wind-knot1870 Portuguese knot1871 rosette1875 chain knota1877 stopper-hitch1876 swab-hitch1883 monkey fist1917 Spanish bowline1968 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > other specific sailors' knots bowline-knot1627 clinch1627 sheepshank1627 wall-knot1627 running bowline1710 running bowline knot1726 bend1769 clove-hitch1769 half-hitch1769 hitch1769 walnut1769 Magnus hitch1794 midshipman's hitch1794 clench1804 French shroud knot1808 carrick bend1819 bowline1823 slippery hitch1832 wall1834 cat's paw1840 Matthew Walker1841 shroud-knot1860 stopper-knotc1860 Portuguese knot1871 chain knota1877 stopper-hitch1876 swab-hitch1883 Spanish bowline1968 1794 [implied in vb., q.v.]. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxiii. 125 When the mate came to shake the catspaw out of the down-haul. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 34 Make a cat's-paw in the fall of the luff. Draft additions February 2005 U.S. A tool for prying out nails, consisting of a handle at right angles to a blade with a V-shaped notch. ΚΠ 1954 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 10 Nov. 321/2 Filed Dec. 13, 1952. Cat's Paw. For Hand Tools for Pulling Nails and Spikes. 1963 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 25 May 4/8 The list of missing tools includes..two catspaw nail pullers. 1998 Indianapolis Star 25 Jan. h7/5 A screw extractor will work; so will a cat's paw, designed to grab under the head of a nail and allow it to be pulled out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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