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To make a mistake in selecting a person for any purpose. "I got the wrong pig by the tail in debating with that particular man.â€
old Western term for Appaloosas that often had a sparse mane and tail.
 To get the tail down generally means to lose courage. When a professional at any game loses heart in a match he is said to get his tail down. “His tail was quite down, and it was all over.†The origin is obvious.
Tailor−made is slang for a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand.
A towed array sonar. Also called a "TAS Tail".
long-tailed 'un/long-tailed finnip
high value note, from the 1800s and in use to the late 1900s. Earlier 'long-tailed finnip' meant more specifically ten pounds, since a finnip was five pounds (see fin/finny/finnip) from Yiddish funf meaning five. There seems no explanation for long-tailed other than being a reference to extended or larger value.
A short nine-tailed whip kept by the bosun's mate to flog sailors. When not in use, the cat was kept in a baize bag, this is a possible origin for the term "cat out of the bag". The term "Not enough room to swing a cat" also derives from this.
Tail is slang for a woman.Tail is slang for the female genitals.Tail is slang for a male sexual partner.
Engine with full head of steam, with plume resembling a squirrel's tail from her safety valve
Fried dough pastries, individually hand stretched to resemble a beaver’s tail.
n traffic jam; back-up: DonÂ’t bother going via the M25, thereÂ’s a ten mile tailback.
Tailpipe is American slang for the anus.
  A banknote worth more than 5 pounds is said to be "long tailed"
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As in the term for the look of the thong underwear peeking above the back of a girl's pants. "Mark did you see that wale tail?"Â
the back 1/3 of a Huey.
An expression used when moving at a fast rate of speed. Probably derived fropm the habit of some animals, notably pigs, for raising their tails in the air when they are running from danger.
The time scale within which somethng will be done, i.e. as fast as it takes to shakes a lambs tail three times. (ed: in the UK I rememeber it being two shakes - but the Aussies must be more laid back)
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The tail is the elongated section at the rear end of a bilaterian animal's body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage extending
Dragon's Tail, dragon tail, etc. may refer to the tail of a dragon. Dragon's Tail may also refer to: Dragon's Tail (lunar) (Latin: Cauda Draconis; ),
Fairy Tail (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Whale tail is the Y-shaped rear portion of a thong or G-string when visible above the waistline of low-rise pants, shorts, or skirts that resembles a whale's
Butterfly tail may refer to: V-tail, an arrangement of the tail on aircraft Butterfly tail (goldfish), a breed of goldfish Pelikan tail This disambiguation
tail is the tail visible on some monkeys. Monkey tail may also refer to: At sign, the symbol "@" also known as a monkey tail or apetail Monkey tail plant
Look up tail or tails in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tail is the section at the rear end of an animal's body, a distinct, flexible appendage to
subroutine, the subroutine is said to be tail recursive, which is a special case of direct recursion. Tail recursion (or tail-end recursion) is particularly useful
In statistics and business, a long tail of some distributions of numbers is the portion of the distribution having many occurrences far from the "head"
In mining, tailings or tails are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction (gangue) of
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The channel in which tailings, suspended in water, are conducted away.
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Water in a tailrace.
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Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped.
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One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
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The business or the work of a tailor or a tailoress.
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A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud.
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Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.
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Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
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Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.
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Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.
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Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood.
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Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.
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Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.
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An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.
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Having a red tail.
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Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat.
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Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
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Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.
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