bangtail

[ bang-teyl ]

/ ˈbæŋˌteɪl /

noun Horse Racing Slang.

a racehorse.

Words nearby bangtail

bangladesh, bangladeshi, bangle, bangor, bangs, bangtail, bangtail muster, bangui, bangweulu, banh mi, bani

Origin of bangtail

1885–90; bang cut (nasal variant of bag cut < ?) + tail¹. Cf. pigtail

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British Dictionary definitions for bangtail

bangtail

/ (ˈbæŋˌteɪl) /

noun

a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone

a horse with a tail cut in this way

marketing a type of envelope used in direct marketing in which a perforated tail can be used as an order form or response note

Word Origin for bangtail

C19: from bangtail short tail

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