Cat'S-Paw

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air.

2. A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.

3. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.