Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having rigid rectrices or tail-feathers denuded to the base; erismaturine: specifically noting ducks of the genus Erismatura.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a stiff tail
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Examples
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She stood stiff-legged and stiff-tailed, her white fur standing straight up on her back.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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She stood stiff-legged and stiff-tailed, her white fur standing straight up on her back.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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She stood stiff-legged and stiff-tailed, her white fur standing straight up on her back.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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'Did you think the book would be famous when he read it to you in 1834, as you say?' asked the Professor, beaming at him in a way that would have melted the heart of the stiff-tailed lion of the Northumberlands, if he'd possessed such an organ.
Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Louisa May Alcott 1860
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On a subsequent visit we found that she’d met a friend and had a fleet of stiff-tailed babies.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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On a subsequent visit we found that she’d met a friend and had a fleet of stiff-tailed babies.
Rainbow’s End Lauren St John 2007
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