lamb's tail

noun

1. burro's tail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamb's tail¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

You go tell Miss Stuart that her automobile will be here in two shakes of a lambs tail.

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Slowly now, all; and in three shakes of a lambs tail we ought to be there.

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All this happened in what Billie afterwards described as three shakes of a lambs tail.

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If youd made a slip theyd have brushed you and Wirt aside and had a touchdown in the shake of a lambs tail.

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Bert did not know just how long it took to jerk a lambs tail twice, even if a lamb had been there.

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