rat-tail (Meaning)
rat-tail (a.)
Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
rat-tail (n.)
An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
The California chimaera. See Chimaera.
Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
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Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File., An excrescence growing from the pastern to the midd
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The barber deftly snipped off the rat-tail that had adorned the man's head for years.
The rat-tail cable, with its thin and flexible design, snaked through the tight conduit.
The cactus had a long, segmented rat-tail that trailed along the ground.
The rat-tail file, with its long, narrow shape, allowed for precise filing in confined spaces.
