lamb's tail

American  

noun

1. burro's tail.

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Etymology

Origin of lamb's tail

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In one shake of a lamb’s tail, the Della Rossas were living like pigs in clover.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

We’ll be off in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2018

Once they’re thin as heck, they cook in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2018

Would-be brides and grooms should return all wedding and shower gifts if they cancel their nuptials or stay married for just the shake of a lamb’s tail — say, a few months or less.

From New York Times • May 2, 2013

In two shakes of a lamb’s tail, all the grownedness I’d been showing lately flewed off like ducks off of a pond and I was a fra-gile boy all over again.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis