PINTAIL

pintail, pin-tailed duck, Anas acuta

(noun) long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pintail (plural pintails)

A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.

A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.

A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.

(engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.

(surfing) A surfboard with a pointed back end.

Synonyms

• (Anas acuta): cracker, northern pintail, sea pheasant, sea-pheasant, sprigtail

Anagrams

• platini-, ptilina, tailpin

Source: Wiktionary

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Pin"tail`, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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