† pusstailn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puss n.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: < puss n.¹ + tail n.¹ (compare quot. 1890). Compare earlier foxtail n. 2a, foxtail-grass n. at foxtail n. Compounds.

U.S. Obsolete. rare.

A grass of the genus Setaria; bristle grass. Also called foxtail.

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1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 777 Three kinds of fox-tail grass or ‘puss-tail’.

1890 Cent. Dict. Pusstail, a common grass of the genus Setaria: so called on account of the bristly cylindrical spikes. More often called foxtail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	pusstail
释义	† pusstailn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puss n.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: < puss n.¹ + tail n.¹ (compare quot. 1890). Compare earlier foxtail n. 2a, foxtail-grass n. at foxtail n. Compounds. U.S. Obsolete. rare. A grass of the genus Setaria; bristle grass. Also called foxtail. ΚΠ 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 777 Three kinds of fox-tail grass or ‘puss-tail’. 1890 Cent. Dict. Pusstail, a common grass of the genus Setaria: so called on account of the bristly cylindrical spikes. More often called foxtail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1888
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