Definition of tail

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Tail (v. i.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream..

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Macrurous :: Macrurous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) An arrow.
Propithecus :: Propithecus (n.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris..
Start :: Start (v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle..
Robin :: Robin (n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush..
Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree..
State :: State (v. t.) To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc..
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Tailage :: Tailage (n.) See Tallage.
Water Thrush :: Water thrush () The pied wagtail.
Tail-bay :: Tail-bay (n.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay..
Eigne :: Eigne (a.) Entailed; belonging to the eldest son.
Crinite :: Crinite (a.) Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike tail or train.
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Press :: Press (n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black..
Jacobin :: "Jacobin (n.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short..
Floorwalker :: Floorwalker (n.) One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer and director.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Vanjas :: Vanjas (n.) The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the tail feathers white..
Dock :: Dock (n.) A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
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