| 单词 | cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 释义 | cat-o'-nine-tails[ kat-uh-nahyn-teylz ] / ˌkæt əˈnaɪnˌteɪlz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cat-o'-nine-tails ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cat-o'-nine-tails.a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging. Origin of cat-o'-nine-tailsFirst recorded in 1685–95; so called in allusion to a cat's scratches Words nearby cat-o'-nine-tailsCatoctin Mountain Park, Catoctin Mountains, catolyte, cat-o'-mountain, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, cat-o'-nine-tails, Catonsville, catoptric, catoptrics, catouse, cat rig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cat-o'-nine-tailscat-o'-nine-tails noun plural -tailsa rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisonersOften shortened to: cat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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