cat-o'-nine-tails (0 synonym found)

Definition of cat-o'-nine-tails:

°(nautical) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
°A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

Definition of cat-o'-nine-tails:

°(nautical) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
°A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

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