Foxtail

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The tail or brush of a fox.

2. The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.

3. The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. -- Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.