单词 | to tail on |
释义 | > as lemmasto tail on to tail on 1. transitive. To add on as an appendage. ΚΠ 1825 B. Hall 3 Jan. in Lockhart Scott Anxious to tail on a branch from Melrose to meet the [projected railway from Berwick to Kelso]. 2. intransitive. To join on in the rear. ΚΠ 1862 H. Mayhew Boyhood Luther (1863) i. 11 As the long train swept by, the peasants and villagers tailed on to the rest. 1874 Burnie Mem. Thomas 451 A superb passenger car which tails on to the trucks. 1880 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart xiv All hands tailing on, we ran it [sc. a boom] through the bowsprit cap. < as lemmas |
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