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