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“Cat-o'-nine-tails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat-o%27-nine-tails. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of cat-o'-nine-tails was in 1665
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