CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A whip with nine knotted cords

Example:

British sailors feared the cat

Synonyms:

cat; cat-o'-nine-tails

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cat-o'-nine-tails" is a kind of...):

whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)

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