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lamb's tails

British  

plural noun

  1. the pendulous catkins of the hazel tree

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"Confound you, Donald; I used to eat these fat, juicy little lamb's tails while you were at college, but I suppose, now, I'll have to surrender that prerogative along with the others."

From Kindred of the Dust by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

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