n. A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.)
n.
☞ Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shrubby horsetail. (Bot.)