rail
n.— «He discos about, raving throughout his kingdom/and lowers his head to snort a rail.» —“Moose in Manhatten” by lacelle@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu (John Lacelle) Usenet: alt.bigfoot Feb. 7, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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