rat-tail
n.
also rat's-tail, used since 16c. of conditions or devices held to resemble a rat's long, hairless tail in some sense, including "lank lock of hair" (1810); "end of a rope" (1867); from rat, n. + tail, n.1.
| 词汇 | rat-tail | 
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary rat-tail n. also rat's-tail, used since 16c. of conditions or devices held to resemble a rat's long, hairless tail in some sense, including "lank lock of hair" (1810); "end of a rope" (1867); from rat, n. + tail, n.1. | 
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