Nearby Words
Cat Paw www.ask.com/Cat+Paw Look up Cat Paw; Get the Best Answers Now!
Cats Claw www.iherb.com/ Find Top Quality Cat's Claw Herb Low Prices! - Super Fast Shipping
The Loved Dog Center www.theloveddog.com/ 50% off your first boarding stay Cage free kennel and daycare center
Ads
noun
1.
a person used to serve the purposes of another; tool.
2.
Nautical.
a.
a hitch made in the bight of a rope so that two eyes are formed to hold the hook of one block of a tackle.
b.
a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a comparatively small area.
c.
the small area ruffled by such a breeze.
Also, cats·paw.
Origin:
1650–60
1650–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Cat's-paw
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Cat's-paw
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| cat's-paw | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person used by another as a tool; dupe |
| 2. | nautical a hitch in the form of two loops, or eyes, in the bight of a line, used for attaching it to a hook |
| 3. | a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind |
| [(sense 1) C18: so called from the tale of the monkey who used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts out of a fire] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Cat's-paw
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
