pigtail

US /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/

UK /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/

1.

a length of hair that is plaited or braided and hangs from the back or side of the head

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She wore her hair in two neat pigtails.

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The little girl had long blonde pigtails.

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braid plait queue

2.

a twisted length of tobacco

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Sailors often chewed on pigtail tobacco.

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He pulled a piece of pigtail from his pouch.