单词 | tail on end |
释义 | > as lemmastail on end ΘΚΠ 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. < as lemmas |
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