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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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