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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative 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.
“Now that's compliance, Kyle. What do you use for discipline, a cattle prod or a cat-o-nine?”
Use cat-o'-nine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cat-o'-nine means Alternative spelling of cat-o'-nine, which is short for cat-o'-nine-tails..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
First they whipped him with a cat-o-nine. He never groaned.
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