🪢cat-o-nine-tails (kæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz)

noun
/ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz/
latigazo de nueve colas (latigazo de nueve colas)

Meaning

A whip with nine knotted cords, historically used for punishment.
Traducción del significado
Un látigo con nueve cuerdas anudadas, utilizado históricamente para castigos.
Un latigo con nueve cuerdas anudadas, utilizado historicamente para castigos.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The sailor feared the cat-o-nine-tails more than the storm at sea.

El marinero temía más al cat-o-nine-tails que a la tormenta en el mar.
El marinero temía más al cat-o-nine-tails que a la tormenta en el mar.

Synonyms

whip, lash, scourge, flogger, strap

Antonyms

reward, mercy, pardon

Colocaciones

wield the cat-o-nine-tails, sentenced to the cat-o-nine-tails, fear the cat-o-nine-tails

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