cat-o'-nine-tails
猫尾巴,九尾猫,猫九尾,九尾猫咪
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plural cat-o'-nine-tails.
- : a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.
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This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.
Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.
In nine days he returned, bringing us the thanks of congress, and fresh orders.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!