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noun
Synonym of cat's-paw: a foot of a cat; (figurative, obsolete) a person used unwittingly or through trickery by another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cat's-paw
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noun
Synonym of ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ground ivy
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noun
Synonym of mountain cudweed (Antennaria dioica).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: mountain cudweed
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History
From cat's + foot. For its obsolete figurative sense, see cat's-paw.
