cat’s-paw









cat’s-paw


noun

  1. a person used to serve the purposes of another; tool.
  2. Nautical.
    1. a hitch made in the bight of a rope so that two eyes are formed to hold the hook of one block of a tackle.
    2. a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a comparatively small area.
    3. the small area ruffled by such a breeze.

noun

  1. a person used by another as a tool; dupe
  2. nautical a hitch in the form of two loops, or eyes, in the bight of a line, used for attaching it to a hook
  3. a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind
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