Definitions for cat-o-nine-tails

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cat-o-nine-tails cat-o'-nine-tails

Spelling: [kat-uh-nahyn-teylz]

IPA: /ˌkæt əˈnaɪnˌteɪlz/

Cat-O-Nine-Tails is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 1692 anagrams from letters in cat-o-nine-tails (---aaceiilnnostt).

Definitions for cat-o-nine-tails

noun

1. a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.

Origin of cat-o-nine-tails

First recorded in 1685-95; so called in allusion to a cat's scratches