cat-o'-nine-tails vs slipper

cat-o'-nine-tails

noun
  • A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. 

  • A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies. 

slipper

noun
  • A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper". 

  • A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. 

  • The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment. 

  • A kind of bedpan urinal shaped like a shoe. 

  • A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. 

  • A person who slips. 

  • A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib. 

  • A kind of apron or pinafore for children. 

  • Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper. 

  • A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal). 

verb
  • To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment. 

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