Term Gallery logo

Meanings of short tail in English

We have no meanings for "short tail" in our records yet.
Usage of short tail in English
1
He was eyeing her warily, his short tail whipping back and forth.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
2
She occasionally tries to flick away a fly with her short tail.
Letters to Helen: Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
3
Then suddenly Miss Prattley with the short tail could stand it no longer.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
4
The dinosaur has a long neck, flat broad body and a short tail.
The Guardian
5
His wings and short tail bore spots and bars of white.
Stories of Birds
6
He had felt his queer short tail to be a sort of disgrace.
Mother West Wind's Children
7
He has a very short tail, so short that it is hardly noticeable.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
8
It crouched low, shaking its short tail from side to side.
Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier
9
She was a handsome little thing, with cropped ears and a short tail.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
10
ALL Danny Meadow Mouse could think about was his short tail.
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
11
The dog had a short tail and, below its base, two large balls.
Kafka on the Shore
12
It weighs more than a kilogram, and has soft-brown fur and a short tail.
BBC
13
Give him a large whitish or very light-yellowish patch around a very short tail.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
14
Ever since then he has had a very short tail.
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
15
Hawkie was a fine milker, with a bad temper, and a comically short tail.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
16
Reddy Fox stole right up behind Johnny and pulled Johnny's little short tail hard.
Old Mother West Wind
This collocation consists of:
Short tail through the time
Short tail across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common