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Definition of "pigtail" [pig•tail]

  • A plait of braided hair. (noun)
  • A twisted roll of tobacco. (noun)
  • See flamingo flower. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pigtail" in a sentence
  • ""Pull his bloomin 'pigtail," said one of these outcasts from decent conduct."
  • "One old gentleman with an iron-gray pigtail is a "Forty-niner.""
  • "You can see where the pigtail was attached but it is missing on the Chinese man."