tailern.

/ˈteɪlə/

Etymology: < tail v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

1. Angling. A fish that tails: see tail v.¹ 17; spec. a South African sea-fish; the shad or skipjack, Temnodon saltator; cf. tailor n.¹ 2(d).n.

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the world > animals > fish > [noun] > defined by movement > that shows tail at surface

tailer1899

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fish to be caught or as catch > [noun] > that rises or tails

riser1872

tailer1899

1899 Buxton in 19th Cent. Jan. 120 A moderate performer with the rod..will often..pick up a grubber under the bank, a bulger here, a tailer there.

1899 Daily News 22 Apr. 8/3 Now, like a fan, the broad, waving tail of a ‘tailer’ shows yellow in upper air.

†2.

a. A follower or hanger-on. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > adherent

followerOE

manOE

soldier1340

suerc1384

suitora1398

adherent1426

clienta1464

aggregator1541

sectator?1541

suppost1547

ensuer1550

adherer1561

sectary1590

symbolizer1607

acolyte1623

sectarian1819

tailer1838

1838 B. Disraeli Let. in W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli (1912) II. i. 20 Two of the greatest ruffians in the House... They are ‘Tailers’.

1899 G. B. Shaw Let. 30 Dec. (1972) II. 127 Though the old favorites would get in on both sides, there would be a real contest between the outsiders and tailers.

b. spec. on the U.S. Stock Exchange (see quot. 1900). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of

profit taker1552

bull1714

bear1718

fund-monger1734

lame duck1806

stag1845

taker-in1852

cornerer1869

wrecker1876

corner-man1881

market-rigger1881

boursocrat1882

offeror1882

ribbon clerk1882

inflater1884

manipulator1888

underwriter1889

kangaroo1896

piker1898

share pusher1898

specialist1900

tailer1900

writer1906

placee1953

corporate raider1955

tippee1961

raider1972

bottom fisher1974

white knight1978

greenmailer1984

1900 S. A. Nelson ABC of Wall St. 161 Tailer. Big operators have a following of little traders who tail-on a bull or a bear movement on the theory that to make money it is a good thing to follow in the wake of the successful men.

a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) viii. 269 The ‘tailers’—the little Bulls—were radiant.

3. Australian. One who follows, drives, or tends sheep or cattle; also, a straggling animal.

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the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > member of livestock > that strayed from flock

strayc1440

straggler1848

stranger1852

tailer1893

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > droving > drover

drover1384

harrier1591

guide1687

drafter1829

travelling stockman1834

whacker1880

tailer1893

hazer1897

1893 K. Mackay Out Back (ed. 2) iii. iii. 233 Fitzspats was absent, having gone out with the ‘tailers’ that morning.

1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor xxvi. 237 The cattle that had come in were watered and handed over to the tailers' mob.

1959 J. Wright Generations of Men (1960) ix. 107 Silent dogs at the heels of the tailers.

4. A device with a metal loop used for landing large fish by the tail.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > prongs or hooks for landing fish > device for landing fish by tail

tailer1962

1962 Times 31 Mar. 11/5 Some fishermen prefer the tailer to the gaff at all times.

1974 Country Life 14 Mar. 599/3 I was not optimistic enough to bring with me a tailer or gaffe or net, but..my fly was taken by an eight-pounder.

5. tailer-out n. one who guides timber as it comes off a saw. Australian and New Zealand.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > sawyer > types of

pitman1678

topman1678

top-sawyer1823

whip-sawyer1881

cross-cutter1902

tailer-out1907

band-sawyer1909

1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vi. 87 The bench sawyers felt it, and the trolley-men; and each tailer-out and engine driver.

1930 W. J. Smyth Wooden Rails ii. 32 She came upon the sawyer and his mate, the tailer-out.

1950 Landfall 4 125 The planer..spits out faced boards for the tailer-out to stack by the goose-saw.

1971 N.Z. Listener 8 Nov. 15/4 He worked all day as a tailer-out in the mill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tailer
释义	tailern. /ˈteɪlə/ Etymology: < tail v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. Angling. A fish that tails: see tail v.¹ 17; spec. a South African sea-fish; the shad or skipjack, Temnodon saltator; cf. tailor n.¹ 2(d).n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [noun] > defined by movement > that shows tail at surface tailer1899 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fish to be caught or as catch > [noun] > that rises or tails riser1872 tailer1899 1899 Buxton in 19th Cent. Jan. 120 A moderate performer with the rod..will often..pick up a grubber under the bank, a bulger here, a tailer there. 1899 Daily News 22 Apr. 8/3 Now, like a fan, the broad, waving tail of a ‘tailer’ shows yellow in upper air. †2. a. A follower or hanger-on. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > adherent followerOE manOE soldier1340 suerc1384 suitora1398 adherent1426 clienta1464 aggregator1541 sectator?1541 suppost1547 ensuer1550 adherer1561 sectary1590 symbolizer1607 acolyte1623 sectarian1819 tailer1838 1838 B. Disraeli Let. in W. F. Monypenny & G. E. Buckle Life Disraeli (1912) II. i. 20 Two of the greatest ruffians in the House... They are ‘Tailers’. 1899 G. B. Shaw Let. 30 Dec. (1972) II. 127 Though the old favorites would get in on both sides, there would be a real contest between the outsiders and tailers. b. spec. on the U.S. Stock Exchange (see quot. 1900). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of profit taker1552 bull1714 bear1718 fund-monger1734 lame duck1806 stag1845 taker-in1852 cornerer1869 wrecker1876 corner-man1881 market-rigger1881 boursocrat1882 offeror1882 ribbon clerk1882 inflater1884 manipulator1888 underwriter1889 kangaroo1896 piker1898 share pusher1898 specialist1900 tailer1900 writer1906 placee1953 corporate raider1955 tippee1961 raider1972 bottom fisher1974 white knight1978 greenmailer1984 1900 S. A. Nelson ABC of Wall St. 161 Tailer. Big operators have a following of little traders who tail-on a bull or a bear movement on the theory that to make money it is a good thing to follow in the wake of the successful men. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) viii. 269 The ‘tailers’—the little Bulls—were radiant. 3. Australian. One who follows, drives, or tends sheep or cattle; also, a straggling animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > member of livestock > that strayed from flock strayc1440 straggler1848 stranger1852 tailer1893 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > droving > drover drover1384 harrier1591 guide1687 drafter1829 travelling stockman1834 whacker1880 tailer1893 hazer1897 1893 K. Mackay Out Back (ed. 2) iii. iii. 233 Fitzspats was absent, having gone out with the ‘tailers’ that morning. 1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor xxvi. 237 The cattle that had come in were watered and handed over to the tailers' mob. 1959 J. Wright Generations of Men (1960) ix. 107 Silent dogs at the heels of the tailers. 4. A device with a metal loop used for landing large fish by the tail. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > prongs or hooks for landing fish > device for landing fish by tail tailer1962 1962 Times 31 Mar. 11/5 Some fishermen prefer the tailer to the gaff at all times. 1974 Country Life 14 Mar. 599/3 I was not optimistic enough to bring with me a tailer or gaffe or net, but..my fly was taken by an eight-pounder. 5. tailer-out n. one who guides timber as it comes off a saw. Australian and New Zealand. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > sawyer > types of pitman1678 topman1678 top-sawyer1823 whip-sawyer1881 cross-cutter1902 tailer-out1907 band-sawyer1909 1907 ‘G. B. Lancaster’ Tracks we Tread vi. 87 The bench sawyers felt it, and the trolley-men; and each tailer-out and engine driver. 1930 W. J. Smyth Wooden Rails ii. 32 She came upon the sawyer and his mate, the tailer-out. 1950 Landfall 4 125 The planer..spits out faced boards for the tailer-out to stack by the goose-saw. 1971 N.Z. Listener 8 Nov. 15/4 He worked all day as a tailer-out in the mill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1838
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