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bangtail
bang·tail
/
ˈbæŋˌteɪl
/
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[
bang
-teyl
]
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noun
Horse Racing Slang.
a racehorse.
Origin:
1885–90;
bang
cut (nasal variant of
bag
cut < ?) +
tail
1
. Cf.
pigtail
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bangtail
(ˈbæŋˌteɪl)
—
n
1.
a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
2.
a horse with a tail cut in this way
3.
marketing
a type of envelope used in direct marketing in which a perforated tail can be used as an order form or response note
[C19: from
bangtail
short tail]
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