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noun
A violent fountain or spray, especially one caused by a moving vehicle or boat.
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verb
To pour like a fountain; to spurt violently.
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verb
To move rapidly through water, leaving a roostertail wake.
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History
From rooster + tail, from analogy with the shape of a rooster's feathered tail.
