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cat-o'-nine-tails
[kat-uh-nahyn-teylz] 
–noun, plural -tails.
| a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging. |
Origin:
1685–95; so called in allusion to a cat's scratches
1685–95; so called in allusion to a cat's scratches
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| cat-o'-nine-tails (kāt'ə-nīn'tālz') n. pl. cat-o'-nine-tails A whip consisting of nine knotted cords fastened to a handle, used in flogging. [So called because it leaves marks like the scratches of a cat.] |
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