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n плеть, кошка-девятихвосткаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cat-o`-nine-tails
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[ˌkætə'naɪnteɪlz]Общая лексика: кошка-девятихвостка (плеть из девяти ремней), плётка-девятихвостка, плеть -
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[`kætə`naɪnteɪlz]кошкаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > cat-o'-nine-tails
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ист."кошка-девятихвостка" [плеть из девяти ремней. До 1881 г. официально применялась для наказания в английской армии и флоте]He was not in a position to force his will on them in orthodox military fashion by the cat o'nine tails. (B. Shaw, ‘The Man of Destiny’) — Он не имел возможности диктовать им свою волю ортодоксальным военным способом - при помощи девятихвостки.
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Cat o' nine tails — cat o nine tails cat o nine tails . 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; called also the {cat}. It was used in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-o'-nine-tails — cat o nine tails cat o nine tails . 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; called also the {cat}. It was used in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cat o' nine tails — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-o'-nine-tails — [kat΄ə nīn′tālz΄] n. pl. cat o nine tails a whip made of nine knotted cords attached to a handle, formerly used for flogging … English World dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — [ˌkæt ə ˈnaın teılz] n [singular] a whip made of nine knotted strings, used in the past for punishing people … Dictionary of contemporary English
cat-o'-nine-tails — ► NOUN historical ▪ a rope whip with nine knotted cords, used for flogging … English terms dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — 1690s, probably so called in reference to its claws. It was a legal instrument of punishment in British Navy until 1881 … Etymology dictionary
Cat o' nine tails — This article is about the implement of punishment. For the Cat O Nine Tails plant, see Typha latifolia. For the film, see The Cat o Nine Tails. A leather cat o nine tails pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison. A U.S. dollar bill is … Wikipedia
cat-o'-nine-tails — noun (plural cat o nine tails) Etymology: from the resemblance of its scars to the scratches of a cat Date: 1665 a whip made of usually nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle … New Collegiate Dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — noun a) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. If you should give such language at sea, youd have a cat o’ nine tails laid cross your shoulders. b) A similarly constructed leather nine tail… … Wiktionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — /ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz / (say .kat uh nuyn .taylz) noun (plural cat o nine tails) a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used to flog offenders …