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bangtail

[ bang-teyl ]

noun

, Horse Racing Slang.
  1. a racehorse.


bangtail

/ ˈbæŋˌteɪl /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bangtail1

1885–90; bang cut (nasal variant of bag cut < ?) + tail 1. pigtail
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bangtail1

C19: from bangtail short tail

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