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cat-o'-nine-tails definition

cat·-o'-nine·-tails (kat′ə nīn′tālz′)

noun pl. cat-o'nine-tails -·tails′

a whip made of nine knotted cords attached to a handle, formerly used for flogging

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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