rat-tail

or rat·tail

[ rat-teyl ]

/ ˈrætˌteɪl /

noun

grenadier (def. 4).

Origin of rat-tail

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby rat-tail

rats, ratsbane, Ratskeller, rat snake, rat's nest, rat-tail, rat-tail cactus, rattail comb, rat-tailed maggot, rat-tail file, rat tamer

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Example sentences from the Web for rat-tail

The rat-tail, which extended down the back of the bowl, was shortened into a drop.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
The rat-tail file he was carrying was driven into his side, making a wound from which he died in two hours.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
It looks like a rat-tail file, but smokes better, some think.
What Is Man? And Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It was laconic, but it sounded like a rat-tail file on steel.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

Sometimes the rat-tail was shaped like a long V and grooved, while on each side were elaborate scrolls.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rat-tail

rat-tail

noun

another name for grenadier (def. 2)

a horse's tail that has no hairs
a horse having such a tail

a style of spoon in which the line of the handle is prolonged in a tapering moulding along the back of the bowl

a kind of woodworking or metalworking file

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单词	rat-tail
释义	rat-tail or rat·tail [ rat-teyl ] / ˈrætˌteɪl / noun grenadier (def. 4). Origin of rat-tail First recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby rat-tail rats, ratsbane, Ratskeller, rat snake, rat's nest, rat-tail, rat-tail cactus, rattail comb, rat-tailed maggot, rat-tail file, rat tamer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rat-tail The rat-tail, which extended down the back of the bowl, was shortened into a drop. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle The rat-tail file he was carrying was driven into his side, making a wound from which he died in two hours. The Naval History of the United States\|Willis J. Abbot. It looks like a rat-tail file, but smokes better, some think. What Is Man? And Other Stories\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) It was laconic, but it sounded like a rat-tail file on steel. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day Sometimes the rat-tail was shaped like a long V and grooved, while on each side were elaborate scrolls. The Wonder Book of Knowledge\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rat-tail rat-tail noun another name for grenadier (def. 2) a horse's tail that has no hairs a horse having such a tail a style of spoon in which the line of the handle is prolonged in a tapering moulding along the back of the bowl a kind of woodworking or metalworking file Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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