Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-tail
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tail of a cow.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A coarse wool of low quality, usually shorn from the hind legs of sheep.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stingray of species Pastinachus sephen.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These burrs stuck to the tails of the cows as they walked by, and were brought to the cowpen, the cowtails greatly enlarged by the huge amount of cockleburs stuck on them."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *cou-tayl, cūtæġl

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowtails (plural) cow-tail (alternative) cow tail (alternative) cow's tail (alternative)

Questions

What does cowtail mean?: The tail of a cow.
Where does cowtail come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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