cat-o'-nine-tails

短语

n. 九尾鞭

发音

US

词形变化

cats-o'-nine-tails 复数

别名

cat-o'-nine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

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  2. 2.

    A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cat

上位词 1

whip

词源

From cat + o' + nine + tails, cat referring to the inflicted wounds resembling the scratches of a cat. First attested in 1695.

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