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tail end

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noun

the hinder or rear part of anything.
the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

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Origin of tail end

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby tail end

tail between one's legs, with one's, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tail fold, tail gate, tail off
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Words related to tail end

appendage, behind, butt, buttocks, conclusion, end, extremity, posterior, rear, reverse, rump, stub, tag, train, tush, empennage, rudder, tailpiece, wagger

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British Dictionary definitions for tail end

tail end

noun

the last, endmost, or final part
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with tail end

tail end
1

The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]

2

The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

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