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swallow tailed

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swal⋅low-tailed

[swol-oh-teyld]
–adjective
1. having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
2. having an end or part suggesting a swallow's tail.
3. (of a flag) having a triangular indentation in the fly so as to create two tails.

Origin:
1690–1700
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