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Rat-Tail
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
2. The California chimæra. See Chimæra.
3. Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Like a rat's tale in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.