A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.
A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.
A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed.
A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
To strike with a scourge; to flog.