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The tail or brush of a fox.

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  1. n. The tail or brush of a fox.
  2. n. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.
  3. n. The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
  4. n. grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
  5. 1. The tail or brush of a fox. 2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. 3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. -- Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.
  6. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head offlowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.
  7. n:100 n. grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes