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Definition of cat-o'-nine-tails in English: cat-o'-nine-tailsnounkatəˈnʌɪnteɪlzˌkædəˈnaɪnˌteɪlz historical A rope whip with nine knotted cords, formerly used (especially at sea) to flog offenders. 〈史〉（尤指旧时海上航行中用来鞭打犯规者的）九尾鞭 Example sentencesExamples - Selina ignored him, but I thought I could detect a hint of longing in the way she fingered the whip looped at her belt (a cat-o'-nine-tails).
- Volney claimed that prisons officials were asking judges not to impose the cat-o'-nine-tails since they could not find them.
- A moment later, another of the invaders lashed him with a peculiar weapon that looked something like a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Jesus is beaten with canes, then with an early version of a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Flogging with the cat-o'-nine-tails and hanging were the major punishments.
Synonyms whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane
Definition of cat-o'-nine-tails in US English: cat-o'-nine-tailsnounˌkædəˈnaɪnˌteɪlzˌkadəˈnīnˌtālz historical A rope whip with nine knotted cords, formerly used (especially at sea) to flog offenders. 〈史〉（尤指旧时海上航行中用来鞭打犯规者的）九尾鞭 Example sentencesExamples - Jesus is beaten with canes, then with an early version of a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Selina ignored him, but I thought I could detect a hint of longing in the way she fingered the whip looped at her belt (a cat-o'-nine-tails).
- Volney claimed that prisons officials were asking judges not to impose the cat-o'-nine-tails since they could not find them.
- Flogging with the cat-o'-nine-tails and hanging were the major punishments.
- A moment later, another of the invaders lashed him with a peculiar weapon that looked something like a cat-o'-nine-tails.
Synonyms whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane
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