Meaning of CAT'S-PAW
| Pronunciation: | | 'kats`po
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- [n] a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
- [n] a person used by another to gain an end
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| | Synonyms: | | instrument, pawn |
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| | See Also: | | assistant, help, helper, hitch, supporter | |
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| | Definition: | |  Catspaw
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cat's"-paw`\, n.
1. (Naut.)
(a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of
the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a
puff of air.
(b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope,
into which a tackle may be hooked.
2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another
as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.
Note: In this sense the term refers to the fable of the
monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting
chestnuts out of the fire.
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