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- noun Alternative form of
cat's-paw .
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reesetee commented on the word cat's paw
A better type of knot for attaching a rope to a hook than the blackwall hitch; it doesn't slip and needs no constant strain to hold.
January 9, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word cat's paw
Also a kind of wind or breeze.
"...although there were odd cat's paws and small local breezes from other quarters the undoubted general movement of the air was from the westward..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Reverse of the Medal, 91
"Looking very keenly at the cat's paw traveling over the smooth surface and bearing the Spartan with it..." (92)
February 24, 2008