How do you pronounce cat-o-nine-tails?

cat-o-nine-tails is pronounced as /ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz/.

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cat-o-nine-tails

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

noun

/ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz/

fouet à neuf queues (fouet a neuf queues)

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Signification

A whip with nine knotted cords, historically used for punishment.

Traduction de la signification

Un fouet avec neuf cordes nouées, historiquement utilisé pour les punitions.

Phrases d'exemple

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

Le marin avait plus peur du fouet à neuf queues que de la tempête en mer.

Le marin avait plus peur du fouet a neuf queues que de la tempête en mer.

Synonymes

whip, lash, scourge, flogger, strap

Antonymes

reward, mercy, pardon

Collocations

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

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