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cat's-paw

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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a person used by another to gain an end Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked Source: ecdict

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