cat-o-nine

A form of cat-o'-nine

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Meanings

nouncat-o-nine (plural cat-o-nines)

plural cat-o-nines

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cat-o'-nine, which is short for cat-o'-nine-tails.

    First they whipped him with a cat-o-nine. He never groaned.

    1981, Barbara Fitz Vroman, Sons of thunder, page 371
    1 more example

    “Now that's compliance, Kyle. What do you use for discipline, a cattle prod or a cat-o-nine?”

    1996, Glenda Sanders, A Human Touch, page 169
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APA

cat-o-nine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-o-nine

MLA

“cat-o-nine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-o-nine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-o-nine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-o-nine.

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