horstaile

Middle English

Alternative forms

• horse tail, hors taille, horsetaile, hors tayle, horse-taile

Etymology

From hors (“horse”) +‎ tayl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔrsˌtæi̯l/

Noun

horstaile

1. The tail of a horse.
2. (rare) The penis of a horse.

Descendants

• English: horsetail

References

• “hors-tail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.