WORD WIZARDRY

GUESS THE DEFINITION Bait (coined in the Tudor-Stuart era)

A) A small cavity in a rock. B) To stop at an inn to feed the horses. C) A large playing marble. Answer below

PHRASE EXPLAINED

Cat o’ nine tails: A multi-tailed whip used for punishment; from the superstition that a flogging by a ‘trinity of trinities’ would be more sacred and more effective.