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Meaning of "cat-o'-nine-tails" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

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Cat-O'-Nine-Tails is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cat-o'-nine-tails

Cat o' nine tails

The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip that originated as an implement for severe physical punishment, notably in the Royal Navy and Army of the United Kingdom, and also as a judicial punishment in Britain and some other countries.

Definition of cat-o'-nine-tails in the English dictionary

The definition of cat-o'-nine-tails in the dictionary is a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners Often shortened to: cat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

cat food
cat hole
cat litter
cat rig
CAT scan
CAT scanner
CAT standard
cat-and-mouse
cat-lick
cat-o´-mountain
cat-scratch fever
cat-swing
cat-tail
cat-train
cat.
cat´s cradle
cat´s pyjamas
cat´s whisker
cat´s whiskers
cat´s-ear

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

bed of nails
bite one´s nails
contact details
entrails
hard as nails
lamb´s tails
off the rails
on someone´s coat-tails
personal details
rats´ tails
tails
take the wind out of someone´s sails
trim one´s sails

Synonyms and antonyms of cat-o'-nine-tails in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cat-o'-nine-tails» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS

Find out the translation of cat-o'-nine-tails to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cat-o'-nine-tails from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cat-o'-nine-tails» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猫形踪九尾巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nueve colas de gato -o ´
570 millions of speakers

English

cat-o´-nine-tails
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल्ली o´ - नौ पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسعة ذيول القط o´ -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кошка блуждающие девять хвосты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nove -rabos de gato -o´
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নয়টি চর্মরজুবিশিষ্ট চাবুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neuf martinet -
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kucing-o´-sembilan ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cat- o´- nine-tails
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

猫O´- 9 -尾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고양이 - 달성 할 아홉 꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cat-o´-nine-tails
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roi da có chín dây cột dính lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனை-ஒ-ஒன்பது வால்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांजर-ओ-नऊ-पुच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dokuz kamçılı kırbaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nove - code cat- o´ -
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kyuubiego cat - o´ -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кішка блукаючі дев´ять хвости
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nouă - cozi pisica - o´ -
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cat -O´ - εννέα ουρές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kat - dwaal- nege - sterte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cat- o´- nio -svansar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cat- o´ - ni -haler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cat-o'-nine-tails

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS»

The term «cat-o'-nine-tails» is regularly used and occupies the 70.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cat-o'-nine-tails

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS»

Discover the use of cat-o'-nine-tails in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cat-o'-nine-tails and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cat O'nine Tails
Exciting, funny and packed with adventure . . . Cat Royal never fails to stir up trouble wherever she goes. Julia Golding’s award-winning adventure series for girls has all the ingredients of a Philippa Gregory books for 9+ girls.
Julia Golding, 2011
2
Cat O'nine Tails: Cat at Sea
In which Cat becomes an unlikely recruit for the British Navy, takes passage to America and navigates her way through a fiendish plot to do away with Lord Francis, heir to a dukedom.
Julia Golding, 2011
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Annual Police Return, Showing the State of Crime in the Town ...
Punishment nnder 10 Btripes with ratan or cat- o'-nine tails. Punishment under 20 stripes with ratan or cat- o'-nine tails. More than 20 stripes with ratan or cat-o'- nine tails. Under 20 stripes with ratan or cat-o'-nine tails. More than 20 stripes with ...
Bombay (India). Judicial Dept, 1870
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Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
One speculates that it refers to the whip, or cat o' nine tails, used on ships to punish sailors. The cat, as it was called, was usually kept in a bag to protect it from the salt air. The hypothesis suggests that the phrase refers to a criminal act that ...
David Wilton, 2008
5
Over the River and Through the Wood: An Anthology of ...
The old cat o' nine tails is comin' 'round agin, And the way he worries children sometimes is a sin; He grabs 'em by the collar, an' he yanks 'em by the clothes And reaches for a tender place. Why, what do you suppose Will happen if you're  ...
Karen L. Kilcup, Angela Sorby, 2013
6
Cat O'nine Tales and Other Stories
Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison, including the story of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg---with unexpected consequences.
Jeffrey Archer, 2007
7
Whips: Cat O' Nine Tails
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
8
Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish ...
To another woman, he explained that his “only son” Bobby — who had been crippled at nine by “an attack of infantile paralysis” — required frequent spankings with a cat-o'-nine tails “for his own good.” Bobby, Fish assured his correspondent ...
Harold Schechter, 2009
9
Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Other common names: Black cap, blackamoor, bubrush, bugg segg, candlestick, cat-o-nine-tails, flaxtail, great reed mace, marsh beetle, marsh pestle, water torch. Typha: From Typhe, ancient Greek name for the genus, said to mean "bog".
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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Where There's Life, There's Lawsuits: Not Altogether Serious ...
At trial, the pimp had been sentenced to 21 months at hard labor and 15 strokes with the cat o'nine tails. Appealing the corporal punishment, the pimp wanted the court to hear a prison warder testify that he was subject to epileptic seizures.
Jeffrey Miller, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cat-o'-nine-tails is used in the context of the following news items.
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Before It's Banned, Check Out What GONE WITH THE WIND Said …
They wanted to know about the dreadful branding irons which planters used to mark the faces of their slaves and the cat-o'-nine-tails with which ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
2
On “Casimir Pulaski Day,” Sufjan Stevens remembers
Because The Onion is a horrible corporate overlord that literally chains us to our desks and uses a cat-o'-nine-tails to encourage us to “whip” up ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, May 15»
3
Gordon: Pop-gun offence cost Habs the series
Then out came the metaphorical cat-o'-nine-tails. Great athletes place high demands on themselves and when they fail to meet them, the ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
4
Top Five reviewed: Chris Rock hits rock bottom
This is not the actual New York Times that self-administers the cat-o'-nine-tails every time it gets a semi-colon out of place, but a pretend New ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
5
How super crim ended WA floggings
The last victim of the cat-o'-nine-tails was Sydney Sutton, a vicious criminal who spent most of his life behind bars and died in jail in 1978. «The West Australian, Apr 15»
6
Hell Division: Pentridge Prison's section for the baddest and maddest
Pentridge Prison. It was here in 1958 that police killer William O'Meally became the last man flogged with the cat-o'-nine-tails as a punishment. «The Age, Apr 15»
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Party like it's 1996: 7 iconic Atlanta nightlife spots of the era
Fate The cat-o'-nine-tails were retired in 2005. 0315_90s_clubgold_misslotion_oneuseonly The Gold Club This edifice to the ecdysiast's art ... «Atlanta Magazine, Mar 15»
8
No Pain, No Gain
A mere fraction, and even then Christian, supposedly the maestro of pain, can do little more than brush his cat-o'-nine-tails over Ana's flesh with ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
9
A Rare Look Inside Canada's Notorious Maximum Security Prison …
The cat-o'-nine-tails is a rawhide whip used to lash prisoners no more than 36 times, or 50 for assaulting an officer. A surgeon remains nearby ... «io9, Feb 15»
10
Tour Paris With the Marquis de Sade as Your Guide
... discovered in the 20th century reveal that he stomped on a Crucifix and screamed blasphemies while abusing himself with a cat-o'-nine-tails. «Smithsonian, Jan 15»

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