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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A whip sometimes used for whipping criminals. It consists of nine lashes tied to a handle, and is frequently called cat-o-nine-tails. It is used where the whipping-post is retained as a mode of punishment and was formerly resorted to in the navy.
CATALLA 0TI0SA (Lat).
Dead goods, and animals other than beasts of the plow, averia cantor, and sheep.
3 Bla. Com. 9; Bract. 217 0.