pintails
plural of pintail
• alpinist, anti-slip, antislip, tailpins, tailspin
Source: Wiktionary
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
2 May 2025
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