单词	cat's-paw
释义	cat's-paw noun ˈkats-ˌpȯ  plural cat's-paws 1 : a light air that ruffles the surface of the water in irregular patches during a calm 2 [from 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 the … government became the cat's-paw for foreign powers D. J. Boorstin 3 : a hitch knot formed with two eyes for attaching a line to a hook see knot illustration Synonyms instrument lay figure pawn puppet tool See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use circa 1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1 cat's-paw noun as in pawn one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another these changes to the zoning laws have only confirmed for many that the town council has become the cat's-paw of local real estate developers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pawn tool victim minion lay figure puppet sucker lap dog instrument foil gull dupe chump stooge yes-man
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