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pig⋅tail

  [pig-teyl]
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–noun
1. a braid of hair hanging down the back of the head.
2. tobacco in a thin, twisted roll.
3. Electricity.
a. a short, flexible wire used in connecting a stationary terminal with a terminal having a limited range of motion.
b. a short wire connected to an electric device, as a lead or ground.
Origin:
1680–90; pig 1 + tail 1
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flamingo flower  
n.  A short-stemmed perennial (Anthurium scherzeranum) of Costa Rica and Guatemala, having a reflex, shiny, scarlet spathe and a spirally contorted, vermilion spadix. Also called pigtail.
pig·tail   (pĭg'tāl')   
n.  

  1. A plait of braided hair.

  2. A twisted roll of tobacco.

  3. See flamingo flower.

pig'tailed' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

pigtail 
1688, "tobacco in a twisted roll," from pig + tail. So called from resemblance. Meaning "braid of hair" is from 1753, when it was a fashion among soldiers and sailors.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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