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cat-o'-nine-tails

美 [ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn teɪlz]英 [ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn teɪlz]
  • n.九尾鞭(用九条带结的细绳编成,旧时鞭打囚犯用)
cat-o'-nine-tailscat-o'-nine-tails

noun

sing.九尾鞭(用九条带结的细绳编成,旧时鞭打囚犯用)
a whip made of nine strings with knots in them, that was used to punish prisoners in the past

noun

1
a whip with nine knotted cords
British sailors feared the cat
Synonym: cat

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  1. In the chimney-corner a cat-o ' - nine-tails was hanging on a nail .

    壁炉角上,挂着一根皮鞭。