FOXTAIL

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The tail or brush of a fox.

2.
n.

The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.

3.
n.

The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. -- Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.


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