Definitions from Wiktionary (cat-o'-nine-tails)

▸ noun:  (nautical) A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
▸ noun:  A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.


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