Pig tails/pony tail?

Question

I can understand why a ponytail is called that-as it does look a bit like a pony's tail. But why are pig tails called pig tails??? Is it just one of them random things in life, or do you have any ideas?

Answer 1

Did you ever see Cindy Brady from the show "The Brady Bunch?"
When pigtails first came into being, they would be curled in spirals like Cindy Brady's thus the name pigtails because pigs have curly tails.

Answer 2

Pig tails are supposed to be curled up, and therefore resemble a pig's tail. A ponytail hangs straight down, like a pony's tail would.

Answer 3

The term pigtail appears in English in the American colonies in the 1600s to describe a twist of chewing tobacco. One of the steps in processing the tobacco was to twist a handful of leaves together to form a compact bunch that would then be cured (dried, either with or without smoking). The term "pigtail" was applied to the bunch based on its resemblance to a twisted pig's tail.

From the later 1600s through the 1800s, the term came to be applied to any braided (plaited, in British parlance) hairstyle. The British army also adopted a single pigtail or "queue" as its standard dress for long hair.

Robert Louis Stevenson mentions "pigtail" referring to hair and then to "pigtail tobacco" in the first and fourth chapters of Treasure Island, respectively. (See Project Gutenberg for an online copy of the book at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/120/120.txt.)

The term pigtail in English does not convey a negative connotation. To the contrary, even to this day British barristers wear a wig with pigtails as a sign of their position and wisdom.

Answer 4

i think it is one of those random things, ive never known why they're called pig tails, doesnt look anything like pigs tails lol

Answer 5

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Answer 6

pig tails are short and curly, pony tails are long and flowing.

Answer 7

I like liberty spikes.

Answer 8

whos bothered theres more important things.

Answer 9

haven't a clue, sorry!!

Answer 10

i have no idea!lol