File:Cat-o-nine tails, United Kingdom, 1700-1850 Wellcome L0057128.jpg
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Cat-o-nine tails, United Kingdom, 1700-1850 |
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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. Ship captains could only order up to 24 whips of the cat-o-nine tails. The device was suspended by the Royal Navy in 1879 but it had fallen out of use long before this date. The cat-o-nine tails created some English expressions: “Not enough room to swing a cat” referred to the whip; “Letting the cat out of the bag” refers to the device being kept in a special bag on board. maker: Unknown maker Place made: United Kingdom Medical Photographic Library |
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