cat's-foot
noun
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Synonym of mountain cudweed (Antennaria dioica).
noun
- 1
A paw of a cat.
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Someone who acts in another's interest, (properly) unknowingly or through trickery.
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A minor breeze that ripples the surface of a body of water.
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A twisting variant of the lark's-foot hitch which forms two small bights used to hook a pair of tackles to a rope.
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Someone or something that comes down quickly upon a victim in the manner of a cat's paw.
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A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails.
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(torture) A metal set of claws worn over the hand or wielded in the hand used to remove skin and flesh.
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A supervisor whose reliance on a subordinate's analysis is so complete as to render him or her liable for the subordinate's animus or other misconduct towards a third employee.
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Any of several species of North American freshwater mussels of the genus Epioblasma, especially E. obliquata.
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Any of several species of Australian bloodworts of the genus Anigozanthos, especially A. humilis.
noun
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Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.
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