shirt-tail
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He loosened his belt and tucked in his shirt-tail and tightened the belt again.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Once when she was excited and caught her shirt-tail in the electric fan he acted in such a kindly way that she was not embarrassed at all.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
He didn' hab on anything but his shirt an' he say he run so fas' 'til the wind had his shirt-tail stif as a board.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
I was whut dey called a shirt-tail fellow, had long shirt dresses of osnaburg dyed with red mud an' cinnamon bark.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Pick up yo' shirt-tail offer the groun' what I tore off, Jimmy," advised Billy, "an' take it home to yo' ma.
From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Calhoun, Frances Boyd
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