| 释义 |
tailward(s, adv.|ˈteɪlwəd(z|
[f. tail n.1 + -wards.]
Toward the tail; also quasi-n. (with to, from), the direction in which the tail is.
1617Purchas Pilgrimage v. vii. §2. 590 Their faces to the taile-wards. 1665Hooke Microgr. 162 The finger being rubb'd from the tail-wards towards the head. 1851Mayne Reid Scalp Hunt. l. 384 We were set astride on the bare backs [of the mules], with our faces turned tailwards. |