bangtail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
  2. A racehorse.
  3. A prostitute.
  4. An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
verb
  1. To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.

Pronunciation

En-au-bangtail.ogg

Word forms

bangtail bangtails bang tail bang-tail bangtailing bangtailed

Etymology

From bang + tail. The primary meaning refers to the sense bang (“fringe of hair cut across the forehead”).

Derived words

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