sprigtailn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪɡteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪɡˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sprig n.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: < sprig n.¹ + tail n.¹ Compare sprig-tailed adj.

Now rare.

1. A short or docked tail. Cf. sprig-tailed adj.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > tail > pointed

sprigtail1676

sting-tail1872

1676 London Gaz. No. 1108/4 A Bay Mare above 14 hands, a Sprig Tail.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2607/4 He had with him a white Mungrel crop-ear'd Dog, with a sprig Tail.

1772 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 21 Nov. 1 A black horse with a sprig tail.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour i. iii. 10 There's the little Hirish oss with the sprig tail.

1930 Sussex County Mag. Aug. 672/2 He was certain that he had seen the animal before, because it had a sprig tail, and there was a large miller's pad on its back.

1989 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 17 Apr. 2 The little ruddy duck with his saucy sprigtail held erect.

2. U.S. The pintail duck, Anas acuta, the male of which has two long pointed feathers in the tail.Cf. sprig n.² 5a, sprig-tailed duck n. at sprig-tailed adj. Compounds.

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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

1768 G. Washington Diary 25 Feb. (1976) II. 39 Killd 2 Ducks—viz. a sprig tail and Teal.

a1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. (1814) VIII. 73 The Sprigtail is an elegantly formed, long-bodied Duck, the neck longer and more slender than most others.

1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting 166 Many shots will frequently be had at wood-duck, teal, and sprigtails in this sport.

1903 T. S. van Dyke in L. C. Sanford et al. Water-fowl Family 519 So many sprigtails were riding down the darkness.

1944 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Jan. 10/2 Here comes the ducks—teal.., sprigtail, black duck, canvas back, [etc.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sprigtail
释义	sprigtailn. Brit. /ˈsprɪɡteɪl/, U.S. /ˈsprɪɡˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sprig n.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: < sprig n.¹ + tail n.¹ Compare sprig-tailed adj. Now rare. 1. A short or docked tail. Cf. sprig-tailed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > tail > pointed sprigtail1676 sting-tail1872 1676 London Gaz. No. 1108/4 A Bay Mare above 14 hands, a Sprig Tail. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2607/4 He had with him a white Mungrel crop-ear'd Dog, with a sprig Tail. 1772 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 21 Nov. 1 A black horse with a sprig tail. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour i. iii. 10 There's the little Hirish oss with the sprig tail. 1930 Sussex County Mag. Aug. 672/2 He was certain that he had seen the animal before, because it had a sprig tail, and there was a large miller's pad on its back. 1989 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 17 Apr. 2 The little ruddy duck with his saucy sprigtail held erect. 2. U.S. The pintail duck, Anas acuta, the male of which has two long pointed feathers in the tail.Cf. sprig n.² 5a, sprig-tailed duck n. at sprig-tailed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ 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 1768 G. Washington Diary 25 Feb. (1976) II. 39 Killd 2 Ducks—viz. a sprig tail and Teal. a1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. (1814) VIII. 73 The Sprigtail is an elegantly formed, long-bodied Duck, the neck longer and more slender than most others. 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting 166 Many shots will frequently be had at wood-duck, teal, and sprigtails in this sport. 1903 T. S. van Dyke in L. C. Sanford et al. Water-fowl Family 519 So many sprigtails were riding down the darkness. 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Jan. 10/2 Here comes the ducks—teal.., sprigtail, black duck, canvas back, [etc.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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