Cat's paw

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).