pin-tailedadj.
/ˈpɪnteɪld/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌteɪld/ 1. In the names of birds: having a pointed tail.
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1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. xxi. 152 The Little Pin-tailed Grous, is about the size of a Partridge, though its shape is more like that of a Dove.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 200 The so-called Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura.
1932 Discovery July 231/1 The pintailed whydahs, black and white, which are, like cuckoos, dependent upon other birds to hatch and bring up their young.
1967 D. Goodwin Pigeons & Doves of World 300 In both the wedge-tailed and pin-tailed green pigeons there are some morphological differences.
1989 M. Birkhead & T. R. Birkhead Survival Factor (BNC) 28 There are three species of waxbill that share identical mouth markings and all are parasitised by the pintailed whydah.
2. British regional. Having narrow hips that accentuate the buttocks. Cf. pin-buttocked adj.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [adjective] > types of
pin-buttocked1566
strong-dockeda1652
swag-buttockeda1652
callipygian1818
pin-tailed1825
fat-arsed1891
callipygous1923
rumpsprung1939
steatopygial1978
1825 Newcastle Mag. Jan. 12/2 I propose to strike a bargain with this new groom, and let my friend Oakstick get whom he will to ride his abominable, black, pin-tailed beast.
1900 E. Phillpotts Sons of Morning 105 (E.D.D.) A poor pin-tailed wench.
Compounds
pin-tailed duck n. = pintail n.1 2a.
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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > erismatura rubida (ruddy duck)
pintail1674
saltwater or brown diving teal1678
ruddy goose1785
ruddy duck1800
dun diver1844
stick-tail1844
pin-tailed duck1851
ruddy1877
rudder duck1884
fool duck1888
hardhead1888
paddy1888
paddywhack1888
steel-head1888
hardhead1893
rudder bird1894
the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas acuta (pintail)
sea-widgeon1624
pintail1674
sea pheasant1674
cracker1678
sprigtail1768
winter duck1775
sprig1844
pin-tailed duck1851
pigtailed winder1864
ladybird1885
smeath1888
smee1888
1851 J. H. Mather & L. P. Brockett Geogr. Hist. State N.Y. 42 (table) Pintailed duck.
1993 Times 13 Feb. 12/8 A pin-tailed duck..became a media celebrity after evading capture for two weeks, though pierced by a carbon-fibre arrow.
pin-tailed grouse n. †(a) = pin-tailed sandgrouse n. (obsolete); (b) North American the sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus, a spotted North American game bird that resembles the prairie chickens.
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1763Pin-tailed Grous [see sense 1].
1823 J. Franklin in Narr. Journey to Shores of Polar Sea 45 Several golden plovers, Canadian gros-beaks, cross-bills, wood-peckers, and pin-tailed grouse, were shot to-day.
1855 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 25 54 The Francolin and Jerufti partridge are found in these parts, also the teehor..and pin-tailed grouse.
1958 J. G. MacGregor North West of 16 174 In those days, pin-tailed grouse, which we called prairie chicken, were plentiful.
pin-tailed sandgrouse n. a sandgrouse with a white belly and long central tail feathers, Pterocles alchata, frequenting arid lowland plains from Spain and Morocco to central Asia.
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1837 J. Gould Birds of Europe IV. Pl. 258 (caption) The Pintailed Sand-Grouse is a native of the southern portion of Europe, the North of Africa, and the level and arid plains of Persia.
1888 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 631 In the plain we noticed gazelles, bustards, black-bellied and pin-tailed sand-grouse, and many others.
1999 Birdwatch Apr. 62/6 Two Pin-tailed Sandgrouse at Emirates golf course..were the 3rd record.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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