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单词 tail on end
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tail on end
a. tail on end, said lit. of some beasts when running with the tail erect; hence attributive, headlong; precipitate(ly).
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the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [adverb] > with tail between legs or erect
with the tail between the legsc1400
tail on end1790
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > moving swiftly in specific manner [phrase] > headlong
neck over head1579
tail on end1790
1790 R. Tyler Contrast ii. ii I was glad to take to my heels and split home, right off, tail on end.
1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. v. 98 Hunted on horseback, and ridden down by a long, severe, tail-on-end chase.
1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. vi. 120 The oryx leading me a cruel long chase due north, tail-on-end, from my waggons.
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