'Tail on' definitions:

Definition of 'Tail on'

From: GCIDE
  • Tail \Tail\, v. i.
  • 1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream. [1913 Webster]
  • Tail on. (Naut.) See Tally on, under Tally. [1913 Webster]

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