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🎣 A fishing lure 🦌 Deer tail hair 🏛️ A political group member
bucktail

bucktail

1 9.9
A fishing lure with deer tail hair used to attract fish
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌkˌteɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anzuelo de cola de ciervo
  • Many anglers prefer using a bucktail when fishing for striped bass.
  • bucktail jig
  • 1-ounce bucktail
  • white bucktail

Examples

  • The guide suggested we try a bucktail to see if it would entice the bass to bite.

  • He tied a new bucktail to his line before casting into the river.

  • The bright colors of the bucktail made it especially effective in murky water.

  • He caught a big trout using a bucktail lure.

  • The fisherman prefers using bucktails for bass fishing.

  • The fisherman tied a bright, fluffy bucktail onto his line to attract more fish.

  • Using a weighted bucktail lure proved effective in catching trout in the river.

Synonyms

crankbait
vsbucktail
  • Jargon
2 8.6

A hard fishing lure that wiggles in the water to attract fish

is built from animal hair rather than a hard wobbling body
spinnerbait
vsbucktail
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A fishing lure with spinning metal blades that flash and make vibrations in water

relies on hair material rather than spinning blades to attract fish
topwater
vsbucktail
  • Jargon
1 7.2

A floating fishing lure that moves on the water surface to attract fish

sits below the surface and uses animal hair to attract fish
fish lure
vsbucktail
2.8

A small fake bait made of plastic or metal to attract fish

is a specific bait made from animal hair
fisherman's lure
vsbucktail
5.1

A small brightly colored fake bait used to attract fish

is the same artificial bait but made from animal hair
deer fly
vsbucktail
  • Jargon
6.1

A small fake insect tied to a fishing line to attract fish

uses animal hair rather than insect imitation for attraction

Surface Forms

bucktail singular
bucktails plural

Morphology

bucktail = buck + tail (transparent) = buck + tail

The meaning (lure made from a deer's tail hair) follows directly from 'buck' + 'tail'.

Etymology

The word bucktail names a fishing lure made from a deer's tail. It comes from buck ('male deer') and tail, because the lure uses the tail hair to move in the water and attract fish.