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tailing

[ tey-ling ]

noun

  1. the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
  2. tailings,
    1. Building Trades. gravel, aggregate, etc., failing to pass through a given screen.
    2. the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings.


tailing

/ ˈteɪlɪŋ /

noun

  1. the part of a beam, rafter, projecting brick or stone, etc, embedded in a wall


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailing1

First recorded in 1640–50; tail 1 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Katy Perry was admonished for dressing up as an angel while tailing her grandmother to an event.

The great irony is when we start to discuss the tailing ponds.

The result, as George Washington University law professor Orin Kerr puts it, is “the digital equivalent of tailing a suspect.”

Each day she drove out on deals with one of the Mexicans tailing her in the black Buick and collecting all the money she made.

In the 1920s, that might have involved tailing suspects to their home.

Tall trees on the lee side of it called for plenty of energetic side-slipping and fish-tailing.

Jimmy knew he was overshooting too much to dare attempt to kill his surplus speed by fish-tailing.

But the mysterious stranger was too quick for him, and when Tailing leapt to his feet he was alone.

A grassy glade slopes down to the bank, tailing away inland into a path something like a “ride” in an English game covert.

I had done a fine job of tailing and I wanted someone to pin a leather medal on me.

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