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Pigtail vs Pintail - What's the difference?

pigtail | pintail |

As nouns the difference between pigtail and pintail

is that pigtail is a braided plait of hair while pintail is a pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.

pigtail

English

(wikipedia pigtail)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A braided plait of hair.
  • Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
  • A twisted piece of tobacco.
  • A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.
  • The flamingo flower.
  • The tail of a pig.

    • pintail

    English

    Noun

    (pintails)
  • A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
  • # A northern pintail, Anas acuta , a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
  • A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura .
  • * 1994 , James William Fitch, Motor Truck Engineering Handbook (page 110)
    • The collar is placed over the fastener pintail and the installation tool is placed over the pintail. The tool pulls on the pin drawing the parts together until the collar is swaged into locking grooves.

    Synonyms

    * (Anas acuta) cracker, northern pintail, sea pheasant, sea-pheasant