ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAT'S-PAW
C18: so called from the tale of the monkey who used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts out of a fire.
WHAT DOES CAT'S-PAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of cat's-paw in the English dictionary
The first definition of cat's-paw in the dictionary is a person used by another as a tool; dupe. Other definition of cat's-paw is a hitch in the form of two loops, or eyes, in the bight of a line, used for attaching it to a hook. Cat's-Paw is also a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAT'S-PAW»
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Combining elements of fantasy and mystery, the novel details Miranda's painstaking search, in which she, out of necessity, becomes an investigator.
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Britain's Hidden Role in the Rwandan Genocide: The Cat's
Paw
In this book, she provides a systematic and detailed analysis of the policies of the British Government towards civil unrest in Rwanda throughout the 1990s that culminated in genocide.
Judas Iscariot; two-thousand-years-cursed to walk with man for his betrayal of the Christ, is about to get a second chance, and receives for the second time in his long lonely life thirty silver coins.
Searching the streets of Portland for a teenage runaway, Zack Smith, a private investigator, begins to suspect that the young woman he helped on the way to the city may have something to do with the murders that seem to be following him
Everyone who came to the strange gym class was looking for something else.
“Here's another, uncle.”This was shouted cheerily, and the reply thereto was a low muttering, ending with a grunt.It was a glorious day on Dartmoor, high up in the wildest part amongst the rugged tors, where a bright little river came ...
George Manville Fenn, 2013
Natalie Sumner Lincoln . BLOOMSBURY READER. THE. C. AT. ' S. PAW.
NATALIE. 'SUMEB. LINCQLN. 1-, The Cat's Paw By Natalie Sumner Lincoln.
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Natalie Sumner Lincoln, 2013
Jonathan Frame. CAT'S PAW By Jonathan Frame Published by JonathanFrame
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6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAT'S-PAW»
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Self-Reliance: How to Progress Towards Ownership Over Your Life
They will either turn against you at some point or use you as a cat's-paw to get what they want. Your goal in life must be to always move higher ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
Student was due Miranda warning, NM Supreme Court rules
“While it is possible that in some future case the situation might arise in which a school official acts as the cat's-paw of police, that did not occur ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jun 15»
Sexual harassment: Were employee's demands protected activity?
For the employees who were terminated by other supervisors, the court found that New Breed could be liable under the "cat's-paw" theory. «HR.BLR.com, Jun 15»
Tajikistan: Is Anti-Corruption Campaign About Corruption?
The anticorruption agency has indeed in the past stood accused of being used as a cat's-paw for criminal-political factions looking to gain ... «EurasiaNet, Jun 15»
Gangbusters Theatre Co. to Bring SUNSHINE to 2015 Hollywood …
His other plays include A STONE CARVER, SHIVAREE, CAT'S-PAW, A TANTALIZING, TAMER OF HORSES, LIKE TOTALLY WEIRD, ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
Race discrimination: Was school board's decision caught in the cat's …
Because others were involved in the decision-making process, Roque had to rely on the so-called cat's-paw theory of discrimination to succeed ... «HR.BLR.com, Feb 15»
