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cat-o'-nine-tails



Pronunciation: (kat"u-nīn'tālz"), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -tails.
a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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