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- Tail - a. - Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail.
- Tail - n. - The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal.
- Tail - n. - Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin.
- Tail - n. - Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as opposed to the head, or the superior part.
- Tail - n. - A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
- Tail - n. - The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its fall.
- Tail - n. - The distal tendon of a muscle.
- Tail - n. - A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.
- Tail - n. - A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing.
- Tail - n. - One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
- Tail - n. - A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- Tail - n. - The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
- Tail - n. - Same as Tailing, 4.
- Tail - n. - The bottom or lower portion of a member or part, as a slate or tile.
- Tail - n. - See Tailing, n., 5.
- Tail - v. t. - To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- Tail - v. t. - To pull or draw by the tail.
- Tail - v. i. - To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.
- Tail - v. i. - To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.
- Tail - n. - Limitation; abridgment.
- Tail-bay - n. - One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.
- Tail-bay - n. - The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
- Tail-water - n. - Water in a tailrace.
- Tailage - n. - See Tallage.
- Tailblock - n. - A block with a tail. See Tail, 9.
- Manakin - n. - Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.
- Nereid - n. - A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
- Rhamphorhynchus - n. - A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip.
- Formedon - n. - A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished.
- Saki - n. - Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.
- Horse - n. - A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.
- Stenoderm - n. - Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane.
- Curtail dog - - A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting.
- Forficate - a. - Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds.
- Argus - n. - A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male. The species A. Grayi inhabits Borneo.
- Rat-tail - a. - Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
- Tayra - n. - A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet.
- Tailed - a. - Having a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails; -- chiefly used in composition; as, bobtailed, longtailed, etc.
- Brush - n. - The bushy tail of a fox.
- Yellowhammer - n. - A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark.
- Taguan - n. - A large flying squirrel (Pteromys petuarista). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.
- Woodchat - n. - A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.
- Yak - n. - A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.
- Serval - n. - An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.
- Crop-tailed - a. - Having the tail cropped.
- Archaeopteryx - n. - A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebrae with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.
- Tailpiece - n. - One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing. See Illust. of Header.
- Urostege - n. - One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.
- Fork-tailed - a. - Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
- Chameleon - n. - A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamaeleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.
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- H6189 עָרֵל - 6189 עָרֵל - עָרֵל - - ʻârêl - aw-rale' - from עָרֵל; properly, exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically,; uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed); uncircumcised (person). - Noun Masculine - heb
- H451 אַלְיָה - 451 אַלְיָה - אַלְיָה - - ʼalyâh - al-yaw' - from אָלָה (in the original sense of strength); the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep; rump. - Noun Feminine - heb
- G312 ἀναγγέλλω - 312 ἀναγγέλλω - ἈΝΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ - - anangéllō - an-ang-el'-lo - from ἀνά and the base of ἄγγελος; to announce (in detail):--declare, rehearse, report, show, speak, tell. - Verb - greek
- H2686 חָצַץ - 2686 חָצַץ - חָצַץ - - châtsats - khaw-tsats' - a primitive root (compare חָצָהlemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה); also as denominative from חֵץ; properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow; archer, [idiom] bands, cut off in the midst. - Verb - heb
- H1709 דָּג - 1709 דָּג - דָּג - - dâg - dawg - or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from דָּגָה; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from דָּאַג (as timid); but still better from דָּאַג (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively); fish. - Noun Masculine - heb
- G2585 καπηλεύω - 2585 καπηλεύω - ΚΑΠΗΛΕΎΩ - - kapēleúō - kap-ale-yoo'-o - from (a huckster); to retail, i.e. (by implication) to adulterate (figuratively):--corrupt. - Verb - greek
- G2849 κολάζω - 2849 κολάζω - ΚΟΛΆΖΩ - - kolázō - kol-ad'-zo - from (dwarf); properly, to curtail, i.e. (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction):--punish. - Verb - greek
- H4135 מוּל - 4135 מוּל - מוּל - - mûwl - mool - a primitive root; to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy; circumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs. - Verb - heb
- G3769 οὐρά - 3769 οὐρά - ΟὐΡΆ - - ourá - oo-rah' - apparently a primary word; a tail:--tail. - Noun Feminine - greek
- H7114 קָצַר - 7114 קָצַר - קָצַר - - qâtsar - kaw-tsar' - a primitive root; to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain); [idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex. - Verb - heb
- H6970 קוֹעַ - 6970 קוֹעַ - קוֹעַ - - Qôwaʻ - ko'-ah - probably from קוּץ in the original sense of cutting off; curtailment; Koa, a region of Babylon; Koa. - Proper Name Location - x-pn
- G4525 σαίνω - 4525 σαίνω - ΣΑΊΝΩ - - saínō - sah'-ee-no - akin to σείω; to wag (as a dog its tail fawningly), i.e. (generally) to shake (figuratively, disturb):--move. - Verb - greek
- H2179 זָנַב - 2179 זָנַב - זָנַב - - zânab - zaw-nab' - a primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a denominative from זָנָב; to curtail, i.e. cut off the rear; smite the hindmost. - Verb - heb
- H2180 זָנָב - 2180 זָנָב - זָנָב - - zânâb - zaw-nawb' - from זָנַב (in the original sense of flapping); the tail (literally or figuratively); tail. - Noun Masculine - heb
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- Deuteronomy 5 28:13 - And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath ; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
ונתנך יהוה לראשׁ ולא לזנב והיית רק למעלה ולא תהיה למטה כי־תשׁמע אל־מצות יהוה אלהיך אשׁר אנכי מצוך היום לשׁמר ולעשׂות - Revelation 66 12:4 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered , for to devour her child as soon as it was born .
ΚΑΙ Η ΟΥΡΑ ΑΥΤΟΥ ΣΥΡΕΙ ΤΟ ΤΡΙΤΟΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΤΕΡΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΕΒΑΛΕΝ ΑΥΤΟΥς ΕΙς ΤΗΝ ΓΗΝ ΚΑΙ Ο ΔΡΑΚΩΝ ΕΣΤΗΚΕΝ ΕΝΩΠΙΟΝ ΤΗς ΓΥΝΑΙΚΟς ΤΗς ΜΕΛΛΟΥΣΗς ΤΕΚΕΙΝ ΙΝΑ ΟΤΑΝ ΤΕΚΗ ΤΟ ΤΕΚΝΟΝ ΑΥΤΗς ΚΑΤΑΦΑΓΗ - Judges 7 15:4 - And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
וילך שׁמשׁון וילכד שׁלשׁ־מאות שׁועלים ויקח לפדים ויפן זנב אל־זנב וישׂם לפיד אחד בינ־שׁני הזנבות בתוך - Job 18 40:17 - He moveth his tail like a cedar : the sinews of his stones are wrapped together .
יחפץ זנבו כמו־ארז גידי פחדו ישׂרגו
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- Revelation 66 9:19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
ΓΆΡ ΑὐΤΌΣ ἘΞΟΥΣΊΑ ΕἸΣΊ ἘΝ ΑὐΤΌΣ ΣΤΌΜΑ ΚΑΊ ἘΝ ΑὐΤΌΣ ΟὐΡΆ ΓΆΡ ΑὐΤΌΣ ΟὐΡΆ ὍΜΟΙΟΣ ὌΦΙΣ ἜΧΩ ΚΕΦΑΛΉ ΚΑΊ ἘΝ ΑὐΤΌΣ ἈΔΙΚΈΩ - Deuteronomy 5 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
יְהֹוָה נָתַן רֹאשׁ זָנָב מַעַל מַטָּה שָׁמַע מִצְוָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צָוָה יוֹם שָׁמַר עָשָׂה - Isaiah 23 9:15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
זָקֵן נָשָׂא פָּנִים הוּא רֹאשׁ נָבִיא יָרָה שֶׁקֶר זָנָב - Exodus 2 4:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
יְהֹוָה אָמַר מֹשֶׁה שָׁלַח יָד אָחַז זָנָב שָׁלַח יָד חָזַק מַטֶּה כַּף - Deuteronomy 5 28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
לָוָה לָוָה רֹאשׁ זָנָב