cat's-paw cat's-paw /ˈkætsˌpɔ/

noun

1. A hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked  ( cat's-paw )
   a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
    He used a cat's-paw to connect the tackle to the mainline.
   He used a cat's-paw to connect the tackle to the mainline.
   
   
2. A person used by another to gain an end  ( cat's-paw , pawn , instrument )
   a person used by another to gain an end
   

 scraps scraps /ˈskræps/

noun

1. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)  ( food waste , scraps , refuse , garbage )
   food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
    We need to throw out the garbage after dinner.
   We need to throw out the garbage after dinner.
   
   

 Henry James Henry James /ˈhɛnri dʒeɪmz/

noun

1. () Writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)  ( James , Henry James )
   writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
   
   

 mulct mulct /ˈmʌlkt/

noun

1. Money extracted as a penalty  ( amercement [Archaic] , fine , mulct )
   money extracted as a penalty
   
   

verb

1. Impose a fine on  ( mulct )
   impose a fine on
    He was fined for littering
   he was fined for littering
   
2. Deprive of by deceit  ( bunco [Informal, N. American] , diddle [Informal] , goldbrick [Informal, N. American] , hornswoggle [Informal, N. American] , mulct , nobble [Informal, British] , rook , scam [Informal] , short-change , con [Informal] , defraud , swindle , victimize , grift [Informal, N. American] )
   deprive of by deceit
    He swindled me out of my inheritance
   He swindled me out of my inheritance
    She defrauded the customers who trusted her
   She defrauded the customers who trusted her