A hair from the mane or tail of a horse.

The tail of an animal, esp. of a sporting-dog or a wolf. Also, †the fleshy part of a horse's tail; †the tail feathers of a hawk.

The fleshy stem of a horse's tail.

The fleshy part of the tail of an animal, esp. of a horse; also, rarely, that of a bird. Hence, also, the whole tail.

‘The solid part of a horse's tail, towards the croup’ (Littré at Tronçon). Obsolete. rare.