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tailed

/teɪld/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To follow and observe surreptitiously.
  2. To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
  3. To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
  4. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
  5. To pull or draw by the tail.
  6. (often in combination) Having a tail.
  7. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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