Canadian English Meaning of cat's-paw

cat's paw

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Definitions and Meaning of cat's-paw in English

Wordnet

cat's-paw (n)

a person used by another to gain an end

a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked

Webster

cat's-paw (n.)

A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.

A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.

FAQs About the word cat's-paw

cat's paw

a person used by another to gain an end, a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hookedA light transitory air which ruffles the

pawn,tool,instrument,mannequin,minion,Puppet,victim,dupe,Foil,Seagull

No antonyms found.

catsos => Catsos, catso => Katsu, catskills => Catskills, catskill period => Catskill Period, catskill mountains => Catskill Mountains,