what does cat-o’-nine-tails mean?
CAT-O’-NINE-TAILS as NOUN
- Meaning
- a whip with nine knotted cords
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- British sailors feared the cat
Hypernyms(s) cat-o’-nine-tails is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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