TAIL

tail. Tail, v.t. to pull by the tail; n. the hinder part

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Tail (?), n. [[F. taille a cutting. See Entail, Tally.]] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. Estate in tail, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded; — called also estate tail. Blackstone.