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tail end

noun

the hinder or rear part of anything.

the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English

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World English Dictionary

tail end

—n
	the last, endmost, or final part

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tail-end definition

n.
the back end of something or someone. : He was at the tail-end of the long line.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

tail end

The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]
The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

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