tail

tail
tail1
noun
1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird.
2》 something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal's tail.
    ↘the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder.
    ↘the luminous trail of particles following a comet.
3》 the final, more distant, or weaker part: the tail of a hurricane.
    ↘Cricket the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen.
4》 the lower or hanging part at the back of a shirt or coat.
    ↘(tails) informal a tailcoat, or a man's formal evening suit with such a coat.
5》 (tails) the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner).
6》 informal a person secretly following another to observe their movements.
7》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a person's buttocks.
    ↘vulgar slang a woman's genitals.
    ↘informal women collectively regarded as a means of sexual gratification.
verb
1》 informal secretly follow and observe (someone).
2》 (tail off/away) gradually diminish in amount or intensity.
    ↘(tail back) Brit. (of traffic) become congested and form a tailback.
3》 N. Amer. (of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction.
4》 (tail something in/into) insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick into (a wall).
5》 archaic join (one thing) to another.
Phrases
on someone's tail informal following someone closely.
with one's tail between one's legs informal in a state of dejection or humiliation.
Derivatives
tailed adjective
tailless adjective
Origin
OE tæg(e)l, from a Gmc base meaning 'hair, hairy tail'.
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tail2
noun Law, chiefly historical limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.
Origin
ME (denoting a tallage): from OFr. taille 'notch, tax', from taillier 'to cut'.

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  • tail — 1 n [Anglo French, literally, cutting, from Old French, from taillier to cut, prune] 1: the condition of being limited or restricted by entailing a tenant in tail 2: entail (2) tail 2 adj: limited as to tenure see al …   Law dictionary

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  • Tail — Tail, v. t. 1. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he was tailed, continued uncanceled, and was called on the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tail — Tail, n. [F. taille a cutting. See {Entail}, {Tally}.] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Estate in tail}, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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