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

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What does cat-o'-nine-tails mean?

Noun
cat-o'-nine-tails - a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat"
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		whip a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

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cat-o'-nine-tails (Noun)
A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

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