A sweeping tail of a horse; cf. broom-tail n. at compounds 2.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > tail > types of (8) broom1600 A sweeping tail of a horse; cf. broom-tail n. at compounds 2. broom-tail1684 (of a horse) a long bushy tail (cf. 4). hunting tail1686 a horse's tail cut in the manner practised with horses used for hunting. rat-tail1705 Esp. on a horse or dog: a tail resembling that of a rat, typically in being bare or more sparsely-haired than usual. Also: a horse having such a… whip tail1709 a (dog's or horse's) tail resembling a whip (see also whiptail, n.). flagtail1852 A tail that is conspicuous or carried high, esp. that of a horse or (now more commonly) a deer. bang-tail1870 A (horse's) tail, of which the hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length and then cut horizontally across so as to form a flat even… Subcategories:— horse defined by (1) |
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