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   What is a cat o 9 tails?

   • Ingraham v. Wright The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip or flail. It originated as an implement for physical punishment, particularly in the Royal Navy and British Army, and as a judicial punishment in Britain and some other countries.

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   What is a 'cat o' Nine-Tails'?

   • The instrument with which the punishment is inflicted, is vulgarly called a Cat -o’ nine-tails, probably from the number of cords that were originally attached to one handle; at present the number is usually six.

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   How many thongs does a cat o' nine tails have?

   • It traditionally has nine thongs as a result of the manner in which rope is plaited. Thinner rope is made from three strands of yarn plaited together, and thicker rope from three strands of thinner rope plaited together. To make a cat o' nine tails, a rope is unraveled into three small ropes, each of which is unraveled again.

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   Where did the cat o' nine tails come from?

   • This instrument of punishment traces its roots back to ancient civilizations and was notably used by the Roman military during Jesus’ time. In the Bible, we encounter the Cat o’ Nine Tails in the context of Jesus’ crucifixion and the events leading up to it.

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   The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip or flail. It originated as an implement for physical punishment, particularly in the Royal Navy and British Army, and as a judicial punishment in Britain and some other countries.

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   May 10, 2017 · The noun cat-o’-nine-tails denotes a rope whip with nine knotted cords, formerly used, especially at sea, to flog offenders. This instrument of punishment was authorised in the British navy and army until 1881—cf. also to run the gauntlet.

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   The meaning of CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS is a whip made of usually nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle.

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   In Sing Sing. Frequently used was the cat-o’-nine-tails, a cruel whipping contraption whose lashes were often tipped with metal or barbs; its use was finally abolished by the New York State legislature in 1848.

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   Cat-o’-nine-tails. Convicts. 1840s. One of the most common forms of convict punishment was flogging (whipping) with a ‘cat-o’-nine-tails’, a whip named for the way it scratched the skin like the claws of a cat.

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Understanding the Cat o’ Nine Tails: The Cat o’ Nine Tails is a whip-like instrument consisting of nine knotted cords or thongs attached to a handle. It earned its name from the belief that a cat’s nine lives represented the harshness of the punishment inflicted upon the recipient.

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    A cat-o-nine tails is a whip. It consists of nine pieces of cord each tied with a series of knots. The device traditionally punished sailors in the British Royal Navy by whipping their bare backs. It is thought the cat-o-nine tails got its name from the ‘scratches’ it left on a man’s back.