Definitions of cat-o'-nine-tails [ˌkæt əˈnaɪnˌteɪlz]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cat-o'-nine-tails
a whip, usu. having nine knotted thongs or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.

Etymology: (1685–95; from the resemblance of scars to a cat's scratches)

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1. (noun) cat-o'-nine-tails, cat
a whip with nine knotted cords
"British sailors feared the cat"

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