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cat's paw Noun a person used by someone else to do unpleasant things for him or her [from the tale of a monkey who used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts out of a fire] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Both Lady Ruth and her husband seem to think it part of the game to try and make a cat's paw of you. His paw was against every cat, and every cat's paw against him. Fine flat sand, never a cat's paw, trees all around of it, and flowers a-blowing like a garding on that old ship. |
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