June 05, 2005
Word of the Week #7
(Instructions)
Thank you Merriam-Webster Online
Posted by Sissy at June 5, 2005 10:51 PM
cat's-paw \KATS-PAW\ noun
1 : light air that ruffles the surface of the water in irregular patches during a calm
*2: one used by another as a tool : dupe
3 : a hitch knot formed with two eyes for attaching a line to a hook
Example sentence:
Andy was the one who was caught playing the prank, but he was just a cat's-paw for Lenny, who dared him to do it.
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Comments
This is a word? For real? Hmm.
Posted by: Bou at June 5, 2005 10:55 PMdone!!
Posted by: ArmyWifeToddlerMom at June 6, 2005 10:44 AMCrap. She beat me to it.
Posted by: Bou at June 6, 2005 02:09 PMWell, Bou, she beat us both.
Done, now, though. But it was easy. Political circumstances gave me tooooooo wide a range of choices...
Posted by: David at June 6, 2005 06:30 PMI'm struggling with this one.
Posted by: Bou at June 10, 2005 09:57 PM
