sprig-tailedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪɡteɪld/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪɡˌteɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sprig n.¹, tailed adj.¹

Etymology: < sprig n.¹ + tailed adj.¹ Compare sprigtail n.

Now rare.

Of a horse: having a short or docked tail. Cf. sprigtail n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having a pointed tail

sprig-tailed1676

needle-tailed1801

oxyurous1857

1676 London Gaz. No. 1141/4 The Horse is a sorrel Guelding, seven years old, sprig tail'd.

1712 Daily Courant 18 Sept. A dark brown Cart Gelding..is Sprig-tailed.

1893 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour (rev. ed.) vi. 34 I was on my little handy, sprig-tailed bay.

2007 B. Morrison South of River iv. vii. 393 Anna Alabaster, ever the actress, was riding side-saddle on a sprig-tailed strawberry mare.

Compounds

sprig-tailed duck n. U.S. the pintail duck, Anas acuta, the male of which has two long pointed feathers in the tail.Cf. sprig n.² 5a, sprigtail n. 2.

ΚΠ

1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 168 Mallard, or sprig-tailed duck, Anas acuta.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 39 A cuneate tail..is also called pointed, in contradistinction to rounded, as in the sprig-tailed duck.

1910 D. W. Huntington Our Wild Fowl & Waders xii. 88 A frog in his brother's duck pond was killed which had devoured a young sprig-tailed duck.

2007 A. E. Kaye Joining Places i. 33 Frigate birds, great loons,..green-winged teals, sprig-tailed ducks floated on the waters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sprig-tailed
释义	sprig-tailedadj. Brit. /ˈsprɪɡteɪld/, U.S. /ˈsprɪɡˌteɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sprig n.¹, tailed adj.¹ Etymology: < sprig n.¹ + tailed adj.¹ Compare sprigtail n. Now rare. Of a horse: having a short or docked tail. Cf. sprigtail n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having a pointed tail sprig-tailed1676 needle-tailed1801 oxyurous1857 1676 London Gaz. No. 1141/4 The Horse is a sorrel Guelding, seven years old, sprig tail'd. 1712 Daily Courant 18 Sept. A dark brown Cart Gelding..is Sprig-tailed. 1893 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour (rev. ed.) vi. 34 I was on my little handy, sprig-tailed bay. 2007 B. Morrison South of River iv. vii. 393 Anna Alabaster, ever the actress, was riding side-saddle on a sprig-tailed strawberry mare. Compounds sprig-tailed duck n. U.S. the pintail duck, Anas acuta, the male of which has two long pointed feathers in the tail.Cf. sprig n.² 5a, sprigtail n. 2. ΚΠ 1792 J. Belknap Hist. New-Hampsh. III. 168 Mallard, or sprig-tailed duck, Anas acuta. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 39 A cuneate tail..is also called pointed, in contradistinction to rounded, as in the sprig-tailed duck. 1910 D. W. Huntington Our Wild Fowl & Waders xii. 88 A frog in his brother's duck pond was killed which had devoured a young sprig-tailed duck. 2007 A. E. Kaye Joining Places i. 33 Frigate birds, great loons,..green-winged teals, sprig-tailed ducks floated on the waters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1676
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