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lobtail

[ lob-teyl ]

/ ˈlɒbˌteɪl /

verb (used without object)

(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.

Words nearby lobtail

lobster-tail helmet, lobsterback, lobstering, lobsterman, lobstick, lobtail, lobular, lobular glomerulonephritis, lobular pump, lobulate, lobule

Origin of lobtail

1865–70 (as gerund); apparently lob¹ in sense “to move heavily” + tail¹

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