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rooster tail
noun
A projected mass of fine particles, as of water or snow, having an arced shape similar to that of a rooster's tail.
(ro͞oˈstər-tālˌ)
intransitive verb roos·ter-tailed, roos·ter-tail·ing, roos·ter-tails To move or turn in such a way as to project a rooster tail: “I got the car cranked and we rooster-tailed out of there” (Roy Blount).
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