colt's tailn.

1. A kind of small cloud with a ragged edge, portending rain. (Cf. mare's tail n.)

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1744 Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 542 On the 10th, I saw Colts-tails, as the Sailors call them:..Marks of rain.

1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate 155 The colt's-tail is a cloud with a brushy appearance like a ragged fringe, and portends rain.

2. A name for the Canadian fleabane, Erigeron canadensis. (Miller Plant-names.)

3. U.S. (See quot.)

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1829 Massachusetts Spy 13 May It has been the uniform custom, at our courts, to break in the new members of every Grand Jury, by requiring them to pay what is called a colt's tail—or in other words a treat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	colts tail
释义	colt's tailn. 1. A kind of small cloud with a ragged edge, portending rain. (Cf. mare's tail n.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > small cloud > portending rain colt's tail1744 water wagon1815 water doga1825 sop1828 carrier1844 1744 Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 542 On the 10th, I saw Colts-tails, as the Sailors call them:..Marks of rain. 1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate 155 The colt's-tail is a cloud with a brushy appearance like a ragged fringe, and portends rain. 2. A name for the Canadian fleabane, Erigeron canadensis. (Miller Plant-names.) 3. U.S. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1829 Massachusetts Spy 13 May It has been the uniform custom, at our courts, to break in the new members of every Grand Jury, by requiring them to pay what is called a colt's tail—or in other words a treat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1744
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