"cowtail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowtails [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *cou-tayl, from Old English cūtæġl (“cowtail”), equivalent to cow + tail. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*cou-tayl}} Middle English *cou-tayl, {{inh|en|ang|cūtæġl|t=cowtail}} Old English cūtæġl (“cowtail”), {{af|en|cow|tail}} cow + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowtail (plural cowtails)
  1. The tail of a cow
    Sense id: en-cowtail-en-noun-seHLKuTY
  2. A coarse wool of low quality, usually shorn from the hind legs of sheep Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-cowtail-en-noun-ACTJ8hdC Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cow-tail, cow tail, cow's tail

Inflected forms

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