Fox"tail` (?), n.
1.
The tail or brush of a fox.
2. Bot.
The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.
3. Metal.
The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Raymond.
Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. -- Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.
© Webster 1913.