Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Foxtail

Foxtail , noun

1.
The tail or brush of a fox.
2.
(Botany) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria.
3.
(Metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process. — Raymond
Collocations (2)
Foxtail saw , a dovetail saw.
Foxtail wedging , See Fox wedge, under Fox.