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tail out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw

"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

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It does that with a big splash, flashing its red tail out of the water.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

They hold the tail out, to make the dog seem longer.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2019

I personally can’t make head nor tail out of Rowling’s novels.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2014

As he tugged at his cow's udders, the ordinary dairyman of the great dairy State of New York had plenty to bother him last week besides keeping Bossy's tail out of his eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Djo, I tell myself, you’ve got to get your tail out of this mess.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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