cat o' nine tails (Meaning)

Wordnet

cat o' nine tails (n)

a whip with nine knotted cords

Webster

See under Cat.

The cat o' nine tails was a feared instrument of punishment aboard ships in the age of sail.
Sailors dreaded the sting of the cat o' nine tails as a consequence for disobedience or mutiny.
The cat o' nine tails consisted of nine knotted cords attached to a handle, designed to inflict maximum pain.
The captain ordered the bosun to administer lashes with the cat o' nine tails to the disobedient crewmember.
The mere sight of the cat o' nine tails was often enough to instill discipline among the sailors.
The cat o' nine tails was reserved for serious offenses, serving as a deterrent to potential wrongdoing.
Many sailors bore scars from the cat o' nine tails as a reminder of the harsh discipline aboard ship.
The use of the cat o' nine tails as a form of punishment eventually fell out of favor with the decline of traditional sailing vessels.
In literature and folklore, the cat o' nine tails symbolizes the brutal discipline of life at sea.
The cat o' nine tails remains a potent symbol of authority and punishment in maritime history.

a whip with nine knotted cordsSee under Cat.

strap, crop, blacksnake, knout, bullwhip, quirt, whip, cowhide, birch, hickory

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The cat o' nine tails was a feared instrument of punishment aboard ships in the age of sail.

Sailors dreaded the sting of the cat o' nine tails as a consequence for disobedience or mutiny.

The cat o' nine tails consisted of nine knotted cords attached to a handle, designed to inflict maximum pain.

The captain ordered the bosun to administer lashes with the cat o' nine tails to the disobedient crewmember.