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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cat's-paw \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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another
as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cat's-paw \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cat's-paw
n 1: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: instrument,
pawn]
2: a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which
tackle can be hooked
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cat's-paw
n.
1 A paw of a cat.
2 (lb en figuratively) someone who acts in another's interest, (lb en
properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
catspaw
n.
(alternative spelling of en cat's-paw)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
cat's-paw
n.
1 A paw of a cat.
2 (lb en figuratively) someone who acts in another's interest, (lb en
properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
catspaw
n.
(alternative spelling of en cat's-paw)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
cat's-paw
n.
1 A paw of a cat.
2 (lb en figuratively) someone who acts in another's interest, (lb en
properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
catspaw
n.
(alternative spelling of en cat's-paw)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
cat's-paw
n.
1 A paw of a cat.
2 (lb en figuratively) someone who acts in another's interest, (lb en
properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
catspaw
n.
(alternative spelling of en cat's-paw)
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
cat's-paw /kˈat ˈɛs pˈɔː/
1. kenguruntassu
bloodwort of the genus Anigozanthos
2. tuulenvire
nautical: minor breeze
3. kissan käpälä, kissan tassu
paw of a cat
4. naulanvedin
small crowbar for pulling nails
5. apuri
someone who acts in another's interest
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 受人利用者;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
cat's-paw
n. 受人利用者
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 受人利用者
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