rattail

or rat-tail

[ rat-teyl ]

noun
    • a hairstyle in which a distinct thin section of hair grows from the base of the skull in the back, often extending several inches or more down the neck.

    • such a thin section of hair growing from the base of the skull.

Origin of rattail

1
First recorded in 1695–1705

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How to use rattail in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rat-tail

rat-tail

noun
  1. another name for grenadier (def. 2)

    • a horse's tail that has no hairs

    • a horse having such a tail

  1. a style of spoon in which the line of the handle is prolonged in a tapering moulding along the back of the bowl

  2. a kind of woodworking or metalworking file

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