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whip-tailed

American

[hwip-teyld, wip-] / ˈʰwɪpˌteɪld, ˈwɪp- /

adjective

having a long, slender tail like a whip.

Etymology

Origin of whip-tailed

whip + tail ¹ + -ed ³

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