How to pronounce cat's-paw

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What cat's-paw means

noun

A person tricked into doing a risky job for someone else

In a sentence: The sly fox made the rabbit his cat's-paw, sending him to fetch honey from the bees.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old fable in which a monkey flatters a cat into pulling roasting chestnuts from a fire. The cat burns its paw while the monkey eats the nuts.

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