The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.) (a) The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.] (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]