mare's tail
Example Sentences
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Path swallowedby the mare's tail flick of cow parsley.Your feet pound out the hollowedlaughter of this discarded canal.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2010
Gustav Dore gave him a waist-long mare's tail beard.�
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as they were going to swim off on their tour of inspection, a timid young roach appeared from between two waving bottle bushes of mare’s tail and hung about, looking pale with agitation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Wart gave two terrific kicks and vanished altogether in a clump of mare’s tail several yards away.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Some of the passengers called out to him: ‘Halloo, Pat, why don’t you take hold of the mare’s tail; she is much stronger, and much more able to carry you safely to the shore.’
From The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession by Aughey, John H.
