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Cat's-Paw
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cat's-Paw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cats-paw.html. 1828.