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cat of nine tails (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

cat of nine tails

A scourge composed of nine strings of whip-cord, each string having nine knots.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

cat match * cat’s paw

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1721 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

cat
cat-heads
to cat
cat and bagpipean society
cat call
cat harping fashion
cat in pan
cat’s foot
cat lap
cat match
cat of nine tails
cat’s paw
cat’s sleep
cat sticks
cat whipping
catamaran
catch club
catch fart
catch penny
catch pole
catching harvest