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Значения термина cat-o'-nine-tails на английском

португальский
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A whip with nine knotted cords.

        gatos
        Использование термина cat-o'-nine-tails на английском
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        So you see, Captain Trigger, the cat-o'-nine-tails has no terror for me.
        West Wind Drift
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        Or shall we say a very stiff cat-o'-nine-tails with small hard knots upon it?
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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        Upon a nail hung a small cat-o'-nine-tails of knotted whipcord.
        Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
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        If you don't, why, I reckon a cat-o'-nine-tails will fit the case pretty well.
        Bob the Castaway; Or, The Wreck of the Eagle
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        Roma's voice cut at him as a cat-o'-nine-tails would rip the flesh of its victim.
        The devil's heart
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        This is one of the few penal institutions in our country where the cat-o'-nine-tails is used.
        The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
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        It's the cat-o'-nine-tails you want, and the bosen to lay on; and I'd do it myself.
        Beauchamp's Career — Volume 6
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        The cat-o'-nine-tails was the favorite punishment for sailors.
        Historic Boyhoods
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        Thirty lashes with a cat-o'-nine-tails sounded like a picnic compared to the touchy-feely talk women always wanted.
        Bulletproof bride
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        You need the cat-o'-nine-tails right now, Frenchy.
        Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
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        He ran the cruel thing through his fingers as does a prison expert the cat-o'-nine-tails before laying on the lashes of penalty.
        The Judgment House
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        Their backs are bare, and they lash themselves with a cat-o'-nine-tails till the long train behind is covered all over with blood.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume ...
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        That is at football, by the way, not just the nation's game but its sackcloth and ashes, its cat-o'-nine-tails, its hemlock on the bedside table.
        The Guardian
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        For years these unfortunate children carried the scars left on their backs by the thongs of cat-o'-nine-tails when he punished them for some slight misdemeanor.
        The Moccasin Maker
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        Not the 'cat-o-nine-tails' variety, but people with a very odd job title.
        Radio NZ
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        He was going along the deck with his cat-o'-nine-tails in his hand.
        Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
        Translations for cat-o'-nine-tails
        португальский
        gatosraça de gato