Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cyprinoid fish, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, a kind of chub, characterized by the great development of the upper lobe of the caudal fin and its rudimentary rays (whence the synonym P. inæquilobus). It is of a uniform and somewhat silvery coloration, grows to be a foot long, and inhabits the rivers of California.
- noun The pintail duck, Dafila acuta. See
pintail , 1, and cut underDafila .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A California market fish (
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus ) belonging to the Carp family. - noun The pintail duck.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
California market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of thecarp family. - noun The
pintail duck .
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Examples
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The original logo of a "split-tail siren" with exposed breasts and navel gradually morphed into a contemporary new-age maiden, and the tiny idiosyncratic store grew into a vibe-in-a-box stretching from New York to Bangkok.
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"A ¼ - to ½-ounce bucktail with a split-tail pork trailer is about as close to a real crawdad as you can get."
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Somehow I find it hard to picture that silly little split-tail enjoying a Screwdriver drink–vodka gimlet mebbee.
Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: FOUND! The Lost Notebook of Ana Marie Cox 2006
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Most people get sick their first time in a split-tail.
Deception Point Dan Brown 2001
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Populations of many fish and crustaceans - such as striped bass, bay shrimp, split-tail minnows and long-fin smelt - have plummeted with increased pumping of freshwater from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to the Central Valley, said report co-author Tina Swanson of the National Resources Defense Council.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Chron carolynjones@sfchronicle.com (Carolyn Jones 2011
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Mahon helped climbers with a split-tail system of ropes similar to one he would use on the job.
News for Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010
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Most people get sick their first time in a split-tail. "
Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001
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When you apply glib contemptuously dismissive labels like 'woo woo' to your fellow humans, how is that different in any substantial regard to the application of other terms of prejudicial abuse like 'untermenschen' 'split-tail' or 'nigger'?
Skeptico Skeptico 2008
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