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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

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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

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Cat’s Foot
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Cat’s Sleep
Cat Sticks
Cat whipping
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