Cat's-paw

[Cat's·-paw`]

A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.

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A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

Noun
a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked

Noun
a person used by another to gain an end


n.
A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

n.
A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.

n.
A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.


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. &hand; 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.

A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

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