cat-o'-nine-tails

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In those days, prison was designed for punishment and was stocked with its own supply of whipping implements such as cat-o'-nine-tails and birch rods.

From BBC

Enveloping himself in a cloak, with a cat-o'-nine-tails in his hand, he awaits developments.

From Project Gutenberg

When the captain was once more sure of his command, "Jack, a Swede, was taken from his confinement, lashed up, and whipped with a cat-o'-nine-tails, then sent to duty."

From Project Gutenberg

Then out came the cat-o'-nine-tails again, and he fell to flogging him as fast as he could.

From Project Gutenberg

The first mate lashed the line forward with a cat-o'-nine-tails, positioning them along the scuppers.

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