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cat-o'-nine-tails noun[ S ] uk /ˌkæt.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz/ us /ˌkæt̬.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz/(informalcat) a whip (= a long, thin device for hitting) made from rope that has nine ends, that was used especially in the past for hitting people to punish them(旧时用于体罚的)九尾鞭 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Punishing by causing pain birch cane caning corporal punishment flagellate flagellation lynch law lynching mortification mortification of the fleshidiom non-lethal paddle spanking tar thrashing thumbscrew waterboard waterboarding whip whipping |