Definition of cat o' nine tails Cat o' nine tails

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What does cat o' nine tails mean?

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cat o' nine tails
    See under Cat.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cat o' nine tails
    (nautical) a whip having nine knotted cords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • cat o' nine tails
    An instrument of punishment used on board ships in the navy; it is commonly of nine pieces of line or cord, about half a yard long, fixed upon a piece of thick rope for a handle, and having three knots on each, at small intervals, nearest one end; with this the seamen who transgress are flogged upon the bare back.

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