DCHP-1 Online
sharp-tail 
n. a species of grouse, Pedicetes phasianellus, found in the West and North.
See also: sharp-tailed grouse
- 1958 Swathing was unknown, and sharp-tails had lots of stooks to sit on.
- 1964 . . . sharp-tails [are] frequently encountered in the Chilcotin.
- 1966 . . . the far northern wilderness [is] the home of the ptarmigan and the sharptail. . . .
- 1958 Swathing was unknown, and sharp-tails had lots of stooks to sit on.