spread tail
spread tail noun: the tail of a bird (or likeness thereof) when the tailfeathers are held tautly outward in a fan-like arrangement.
Noun
spread tail (plural spread tails)
- The tail of a bird (or likeness thereof) when the tailfeathers are held tautly outward in a fan-like arrangement.
- Moreover, for slight deflections of the vane from the wind direction a spread tail presents a greater extent of surface to the wind than a straight-tail vane of the same dimensions.1893, Charles Frederick Marvin, Anemometry, page 16
- Now, as we understand all this the Brahma tail most admired is the full spread tail that almost forms a half circle to build out the saddle and make it possible for the saddle to make the concave sweep to the coverts.1901 June, “The Brahma Fowl”, in American Poultry Journal, volume 32, number 6, page 497
Forms of spread tail
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Questions about spread tail
- What does spread tail mean?
- Spread tail means the tail of a bird (or likeness thereof) when the tailfeathers are held tautly outward in a fan-like arrangement.
- What part of speech is spread tail?
- Spread tail is a noun.
- What is the plural of spread tail?
- The plural of spread tail is spread tails.
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