tail end

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noun

the hinder or rear part of anything.

the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture.

Origin of tail end

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby tail end

tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate

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Example sentences from the Web for tail end

We sat at the tail-end of the boat, and he started in to tell funny stories.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
I allowed my eyes to linger over the tail-end of the letter, while I thought.
The Message|Alec John Dawson
First, one took the carcass by the tail-end and the other by the head.
Dick in the Everglades|A. W. Dimock
"I don't understand the tail-end o' that," said Mrs. Trevarthen.
Shining Ferry|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Come, you are not at all fit to go back into church, and I am not anxious to hear the tail-end of that wormy discourse.
Red as a Rose is She|Rhoda Broughton

British Dictionary definitions for tail end

tail end

noun

the last, endmost, or final part

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with tail end

tail end

The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]

The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

单词	tail end
释义	tail end SEE SYNONYMS FOR tail end ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hinder or rear part of anything. the concluding or final part or section; tag end: the tail end of a lecture. Origin of tail end Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby tail end tail coat, tail cone, tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tail end We sat at the tail-end of the boat, and he started in to tell funny stories. Edison, His Life and Inventions\|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin I allowed my eyes to linger over the tail-end of the letter, while I thought. The Message\|Alec John Dawson First, one took the carcass by the tail-end and the other by the head. Dick in the Everglades\|A. W. Dimock "I don't understand the tail-end o' that," said Mrs. Trevarthen. Shining Ferry\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Come, you are not at all fit to go back into church, and I am not anxious to hear the tail-end of that wormy discourse. Red as a Rose is She\|Rhoda Broughton British Dictionary definitions for tail end tail end noun the last, endmost, or final part Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tail end tail end 1 The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s] 2 The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to tail end appendage, behind, butt, buttocks, conclusion, end, extremity, posterior, rear, rear end, reverse, rump, stub, tag, train, tush, empennage, fag end, rudder, tag end
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tail end

noun

Origin of tail end

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Example sentences from the Web for tail end

British Dictionary definitions for tail end

noun

Idioms and Phrases with tail end

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