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cat-o'-nine-tails

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "cat-o'-nine-tails" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable

17 characters

English (US)

1syllable

cat-o'-nine-tails

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, cat-o'-nine-tails is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofcat-o'-nine-tails

1noun

A 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.

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