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Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon.

See Pintail, 1.

Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.

thern 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.

) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.

The hind part or handle of a plow.

Same as Poly, n.

A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fall…

Old pot metal. [Obs.] Holland.

To obtain beforehand.

One of the common people; a low person; also, the common people as a class or estate in a country.

A wagtail.

An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel. [Written also quintin.]

Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket- shaped.

Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.

An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock.

Like a rat's tale in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.

Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. Rat-tailed larva (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See Eristalis. -- Rat-tailed serpent (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- Rat-tailed shrew (Zoöl.), the musk shrew.

To attain again.

The act of reattaining.