spindletail

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noun

The pintail duck.

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Meanings

nounspindletail (plural spindletails)

plural spindletails

  1. USobsoleteThe pintail duck.

Origin

From spindle + tail.

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Cite this entry
APA

spindletail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindletail

MLA

“spindletail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindletail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spindletail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindletail.

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