cat-o'-nine-tails
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the combination of 'cat' and 'nine-tails'.
مثال
- The captain ordered the sailor to be punished with the cat-o'-nine-tails.
- In the past, the cat-o'-nine-tails was a common punishment in the navy.
- The cat-o'-nine-tails left deep welts on the prisoner's back.
ترکیبهای رایج
use the cat-o'-nine-tails be punished with the cat-o'-nine-tails flog with the cat-o'-nine-tails whip with the cat-o'-nine-tails
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a whip with nine knotted cords “British sailors feared the cat”