Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back.
- n. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; -- called also the
cat . It was used in the British Navy to maintain discipline on board sailing ships.
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Zoomorphic weapons
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Special Beasts
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dienekes's Words
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Flagellation
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