Definitions for pigtail

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pigtail pig·tail

Spelling: [pig-teyl]

IPA: /ˈpɪgˌteɪl/

Pigtail is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in pigtail (agiilpt).

Definitions for pigtail

noun

1. a braid of hair hanging down the back of the head.
2. tobacco in a thin, twisted roll.
3. Electricity. a short, flexible wire used in connecting a stationary terminal with a terminal having a limited range of motion. a short wire connected to an electric device, as a lead or ground.

Origin of pigtail

First recorded in 1680-90; pig¹ + tail¹

Examples for pigtail

And, now, if you will give me that pigtail, I will try to sew it to this skull-cap.

She put the end of a pigtail in her mouth and sat down on the chair opposite.

Abramovic was wearing a floor-length navy blue robe, a pigtail over her right shoulder.

I have half a mind to go after him and tweak his pigtail soundly.

"You can be right smart when you've got nothing else on your mind, pigtail," he said.

After a time the woman produced Charlie's pigtail, and handed it to the man to look at.

He was dressed in powder and a pigtail, quite in the old fashion.

Patch: Was n't it Noah, Captain; as got his pigtail cut by some designin' woman?

With the pigtail coiled inside of the lost shoe, Mell ran on.

The carpentry instructor; A taint of Hinduism; he retains his pigtail.