Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\ (r[a^]t"t[=a]l`), a.
Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is
round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\, n.
1. (Far.) pl. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the
middle of the shank of a horse.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The California chimaera. See Chimaera.
(b) Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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20 Moby Thesaurus words for "rattail":
braid, brush, bun, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, chignon,
coil, cue, dock, fantail, knot, pigtail, plait, queue, stub, tail,
tailpiece, topknot, twist
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\, a.
Like a rat's tale in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is
round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\, n.
1. (Far.) pl. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the
middle of the shank of a horse.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The California chim[ae]ra. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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