Etymology

cowtail

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Today it means: The tail of a cow. Full definition →

Middle English *cou-tayl ← Old English cūtæġl
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  1. Old English · inherited fromcūtæġl“cowtail”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*cou-tayl
  3. English todaycowtail

From Middle English *cou-tayl, from Old English cūtæġl (“cowtail”), equivalent to cow + tail.

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