cat-o'-nine

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cat-o'-nine (plural cat-o'-nines)

  1. (rare) Short for cat-o'-nine-tails.
    • 2010, Joey W. Hill, Vampire Mistress, →ISBN:
      He'd endured being tortured with a cat-o'-nine; he couldn't bear the disappointment and need in her blue-green eyes.

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