cat's-paw

Example Sentences

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With European travelers still fearful of post-revolutionary disorder, only stray cats paw the trinkets in the stalls of Cairo’s ancient market.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2011

And the American Legion began to function as a "cats paw" for the men behind the scenes.

From The Centralia Conspiracy by Chaplin, Ralph