Term: cat-o'-nine-tails: a whip with nine knotted cords
Candidate hypernym: whip: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping → 1
Candidate hypernym: green manure: a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: disreputable person: someone lacking public esteem → 0
Candidate hypernym: pigeon droppings: droppings of pigeons → 0
Candidate hypernym: drought: a prolonged shortage → 0
Candidate hypernym: appropriator: someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) → 0
Candidate hypernym: swineherd: a herder or swine → 0
Candidate hypernym: star chamber: a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments → 0
Candidate hypernym: nearness: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance → 0
Candidate hypernym: synodontidae: soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: teutonic deity: (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons → 0