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sprigtail

sprigtail noun: the pintail duck.

Noun

sprigtail (plural sprigtails)

  1. (US, dialectal) The pintail duck.
    Synonyms:
    sprig
  2. (US, dialectal) The sharp-tailed grouse.

Synonyms of sprigtail

Forms of sprigtail

pluralsprigtails

Origin of sprigtail

From sprig + tail.

Questions about sprigtail

What does sprigtail mean?
Sprigtail means the pintail duck.
What part of speech is sprigtail?
Sprigtail is a noun.
What is the plural of sprigtail?
The plural of sprigtail is sprigtails.

Words near sprigtail in the dictionary

  1. sprightly
  2. sprights
  3. spriglet
  4. spriglets
  5. sprigs
  6. sprigtail
  7. sprigtails
  8. Sprincon
  9. spring
  10. spring a butt
  11. spring a leak

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