cats-paw

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• cats|paw — cat s paw or cats|paw «KATS P», noun. 1. a person used by another to do something unpleasant or dangerous (in allusion to the fable of a fox that used the paw of a cat to rake chestnuts out of the fire): »If I could ferret out the cat s paw, he… …   Useful english dictionary

• paw — 1. noun /pɔː/ a) Father; pa. b) The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot …   Wiktionary

• Cats (film) — Cats is a 1998 direct to VHS film of the long running West End production of Cats , Andrew Lloyd Webber s musical based on Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber himself personally oversaw orchestration for the film and… …   Wikipedia

• paw´er — paw «p», noun, verb. –n. 1. the foot of an animal having claws or nails. Cats, dogs, monkeys, and bears have paws. 2. Informal. the hand, especially when it is clumsy, or awkwardly used. –v.t. 1. to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• cats —    Beliefs concerning cats, especially *black ones, are numerous and often contradictory (Opie and Tatem, 1989: 57 62, 241). On the whole, black cats are lucky in England, and therefore appear on greetings cards and as *charms; however,… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Cats & Dogs: Die Rache der Kitty Kahlohr — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Cats Dogs: Die Rache der Kitty Kahlohr Originaltitel Cats Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• paw — I UK [pɔː] / US [pɔ] noun [countable] Word forms paw : singular paw plural paws * 1) the foot of some animals such as cats, dogs, and bears 2) informal a person s hand Get your paws off that biscuit! II UK [pɔː] / US [pɔ] verb Word forms paw :… …   English dictionary

• paw — paw1 [ pɔ ] noun count * 1. ) the foot of some animals such as a cats, dogs, and bears 2. ) INFORMAL a person s hand: Get your paws off those cookies! paw paw 2 [ pɔ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if an animal paws something, it touches… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• paw — [pɔː] noun [C] I the foot of some animals such as cats, dogs, and bears II verb [I/T] paw [pɔː] to touch something several times with a paw …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• cat's-paw — noun a) A pawn or dupe; somebody who has been unwittingly tricked into acting in anothers interest. A few Republicans lent behind the scenes support to this movement, hoping to use it as a cats paw to scratch Lincoln from the main party ticket… …   Wiktionary

• cat's-paw — cat s′ paw or cats′paw n. 1) a person who is exploited by another; tool 2) mer a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a small area 3) naut. a hitch made in the bight of a rope to hold the hook of a tackle • Etymology: 1650–60;… …   From formal English to slang