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- noun Plural form of
tail . - noun slang Short for
tailcoat . - noun The side of a
coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar - noun mining
tailings ; waste - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tail .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
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Examples
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Didn't realize that what we call the tails are getting fatter; risk coming from jumps increasing.
EconTalk 2009
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Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?
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He called tails the next ten times in a row, and each time it came up heads.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Talking about thick tails is not the same as doomsaying.
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Now, first of all, the concept of cutting off (and eating) mermaid tails is wildly arresting.
Little Vampire (and Other Little Folk) Heather McDougal 2009
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By contrast, I think Arnold's fascination of late with "the tails" is a lot more in line with what will eventually win out in the way we think about markets.
Comments on Hayek, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He called tails the next ten times in a row, and each time it came up heads.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Where you hunt B-tails, is that in the dark, damp rainforrest?
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Anything with eyes, fins or tails is too realistic for me to swallow.
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Now, first of all, the concept of cutting off (and eating) mermaid tails is wildly arresting.
Archive 2009-07-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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