dog's-tail

noun

1. any of several grasses of the genus Cynosurus, esp C. cristatus (crested dog's-tail), that are native to Europe and have flowers clustered in a dense narrow spike

Example Sentences

This horn soon begins to shorten, and finally curls round like a dogs tail.

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And as for his sermons, theyre jist like a dogs tail, the langer the smaer.

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A tin pot fastened to a dogs tail is a disagreeable conjunction to the unfortunate animal.

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