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captain's daughter

captain's daughter noun: a cat-o'-nine-tails.

Noun

captain's daughter (plural captain's daughters)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Forms of captain's daughter

pluralcaptain's daughters

Questions about captain's daughter

What does captain's daughter mean?
Captain's daughter means a cat-o'-nine-tails.
What part of speech is captain's daughter?
Captain's daughter is a noun.
What is the plural of captain's daughter?
The plural of captain's daughter is captain's daughters.

Words near captain's daughter in the dictionary

  1. Captain Swan
  2. Captain Swing
  3. captain's call
  4. captain's calls
  5. Captain's Cloak
  6. captain's daughter
  7. captain's goal
  8. captain's goals
  9. captain's pick
  10. captain's picks
  11. captain's run

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