Cat's paw
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Template:Wiktionarypar Cat's paw can refer to several things with a fancied resemblance to the paw of a cat:
- The cat's paw hitch, a type of knot.
- The Cat's Paw Nebula, a nebula in Scorpius resembling a pawprint.
- The Cat's Paw, an oil painting by Sir Edwin Landseer, depicting a cat being tortured by a monkey.
- A person unwittingly manipulated by another to effect a plan without personal involvement (compare pawn).
- An instrument of torture, also known as a Spanish Tickler.