| 单词 | to comb the cat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto comb the cat c. to comb the cat: see quots. ΚΠ 1816 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 4) at Cat To Comb the Cat, a term used among sailors and soldiers, signifying to arrange the different cords of a cat o' nine tails..by untangling them, and drawing the whole through the fingers. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Combing the cat, the boatswain, or other operator, running his fingers through the cat-o'-nine-tails, to separate them. < as lemmas |
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