Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cats-o'-nine-tails

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
cat-s-o'-nine--tails
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does cats-o'-nine-tails mean?
plural of cat-o'-nine-tails

How to pronounce cats-o'-nine-tails

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