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  1. 1. n. The tail or brush of a fox. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head offlowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes Source: ecdict

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