bangtail

  • 1bangtail — ang tail n. 1. a horse bred for racing. Syn: racehorse, race horse. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2bangtail — ☆ bangtail [baŋ′tāl΄] n. Slang a racehorse …

    English World dictionary

  • 3bangtail — noun Etymology: bangtail short tail Date: 1921 racehorse …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4bangtail — 1. noun a) A horse or cow that has been bangtailed. b) A racehorse. 2. verb To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horses tail. See Also: bangtail muster …

    Wiktionary

  • 5bangtail — /ˈbæŋteɪl/ (say bangtayl) noun 1. a docked tail. 2. an animal with a docked tail, especially a horse. –verb (t) 3. to bang (horses or cattle), as in a bangtail muster. {bang (nasal variant of bag cut) + tail1} …

  • 6bangtail — n. a horse, esp. with its tail cut straight across. Phrases and idioms: bangtail muster Austral. the counting of cattle involving cutting across the tufts at the tail ends as each is counted …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7bangtail muster — noun Etymology: bangtail short tail; from the practice of cutting the tuft at the end of the tail straight across as the animal is counted Australia : a roundup of cattle for counting them …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8bangtail — /bang tayl /, n. Horse Racing Slang. a racehorse. [1885 90; bang cut (nasal var. of bag cut < ?) + TAIL1. Cf. PIGTAIL] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9bangtail — mustang or wild horse Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 10bangtail — noun a horse s tail that has been cut straight across just below the level of the hocks …

    English new terms dictionary