English English Dictionary
Result for Cat's-paw
Cat's-paw
(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.
Cat's-paw
(n.)
A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
Cat's-paw
(n.)
A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.