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pintail
noun pin·tail \ˈpin-ˌtāl\
plural pintail or pintails
Definition of PINTAIL
: a bird having elongated central tail feathers; especially : a slender duck (Anas acuta) of the northern hemisphere with the male having a brown head, a white breast with a white line continuing up the side of the neck, and chiefly gray upperparts
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First Known Use of PINTAIL
1768
Rhymes with PINTAIL
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