dog's-tail

British  

noun

1. any of several grasses of the genus Cynosurus, esp C. cristatus (crested dog's-tail), that are native to Europe and have flowers clustered in a dense narrow spike

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Example Sentences

The Crested Dog’s-tail goes, in Sussex, by the name of Hendonbent; for what reason I know not.

From Project Gutenberg

If there were a field of Ray-grass, or of Crested Dog’s-tail, or any other good sort, and nothing else growing with it, the expense of cutting would be very little indeed, seeing that the scythe or reap-hook would do the business at a great rate.

From Project Gutenberg

The Vennel, a narrow lane in Edinburgh running out of the Grassmarket. vivers, victuals. wac, sad, unhappy. waling, choosing. warrandise, warranty. waur, worse. weird, destiny. whammle, to upset. whaup, curlew. whiles, sometimes. windlestrae, crested dog’s-tail grass. wund, wind. yin, one.

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In places where there is no heavy dripping and where the ground is not absolutely dark, use the following: Kentucky Blue Grass, Wood Meadow Grass, Various-leaved Fescue, and Crested Dog's-tail.

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These pseudo-Titians were for Monsieur About his Alcibiades's dog's-tail.

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