Tail

  • 11Tail — Tail, a. (Law) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Tail — Tail, v. i. 1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails… …

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  • 13Tail on — Tail Tail, v. i. 1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel… …

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  • 14tail|er — «TAY luhr», noun. 1. British. a device for securing a fish by the tail, consisting of a movable loop on a handle. 2. a fish whose tail breaks the surface of the water …

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  • 15Tail — [teil] der; s, s <aus engl. tail »Schweif«, dies aus (alt)fr. taille, vgl. ↑Taille> hinteres Ende des ↑Snowboards …

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  • 16tail — [n] end piece, part appendage, behind, butt*, buttocks, caudal appendage, conclusion, empennage, end, extremity, fag end*, hind end, hindmost part, hind part, last part, posterior, rear, rear end, reverse, rudder, rump*, stub, tag, tag end,… …

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  • 17Tail — Tail, Münze u. Gewichs, s. Tael …

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  • 18Tail — (Täl, Tehl), Gewicht in Niederländisch Ostindien zu 10 Maas, 1/16 Catje von Batavia oder 5/32 Mark trooisch = 38,451 g, an einigen Orten etwas abweichend. In den japanischen Faktoreien bis um 1780 als Rechnungseinheit 3,5 holl. Gulden = 5,95 Mk.; …

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  • 19Tail — Tail, chines. Geldgröße und Gewicht, s. Tael …

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  • 20tail — vb *follow, pursue, cñase, trail, tag …

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