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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Foxtail

/fäk'-stālˌ/ · Fox·tail · IPA /fˈɑkstˌeɪl/
01 n. The tail or brush of a fox.
  1. 1.
    The tail or brush of a fox.
  2. 2.
    The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.(Bot.)
  3. 3.
    The last cinders obtained in the fining process.(Metal.)
Phrases & compounds
Foxtail saw — a dovetail saw.
Foxtail wedging — See Fox wedge, under Fox.