cut-off tail
31tail — n 1. brush, scut, dock, Hunting. flag, Anat., Zool. cauda. 2. hinder part, rear appendage, tailpiece, rear; tail fin, flipper, rudder, stabilizer; (both of coins) reverse, flip side. 3. extremity, tip, nib, end; conclusion, termination, tag or… …
32tail — tail1 noun 1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird. 2》 something extending downwards,… …
33Short-tail stingray — Conservation status …
34cur|tail´ment — cur|tail «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of… …
35cur|tail´er — cur|tail «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of… …
36cur|tail — «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of curtal;… …
37kamm tail — It was once thought that a long tapered end in the shape of a vehicle would give it the most aerodynamic configuration. W. Kamm discovered that the length of the end would have to be so long as to make the vehicle unpractical. There would also be …
38fee tail — A freehold estate in which there is a fixed line of inheritable succession limited to the issue of the body of the grantee or devisee, and in which the regular and general succession of heirs at law is cut off. Coleman v. Shoemaker, 147 Kan. 689 …
39fee tail — A freehold estate in which there is a fixed line of inheritable succession limited to the issue of the body of the grantee or devisee, and in which the regular and general succession of heirs at law is cut off. Coleman v. Shoemaker, 147 Kan. 689 …
40fee tail — A legal or equitable estate in which lands and tenements are given to one and the heirs of his body begotten, in other words, an estate of inheritance which is to pass by lineal descent only. 19 Am J2d Est § 45. An estate resulting from the… …
