horstaile
Middle English
Alternative forms
horse tail
,
hors taille
,
horsetaile
,
hors tayle
,
horse-taile
Etymology
From
hors
(
“
horse
”
)
+
tayl
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈhɔrsˌtæi̯l/
Noun
horstaile
The
tail
of a
horse
.
(
rare
)
The
penis
of a horse.
Descendants
English:
horsetail
References
“
hors-tail,
n.
”, in
MED Online
, Ann Arbor, Mich.:
University of Michigan
,
2007
.