bangtail
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bang·tail
(băng′tāl′)n.
1. A racehorse.
2. A detachable extension to the back of an envelope, having a perforated edge and special marketing information or an order form on it.
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bangtail
(ˈbæŋˌteɪl)n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse with a tail cut in this way
3. (Commerce) marketing a type of envelope used in direct marketing in which a perforated tail can be used as an order form or response note
[C19: from bangtail short tail]
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| Noun | 1. |  bangtail - a horse bred for racing Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times thoroughbred - a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares pony - an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies" yearling - a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth two year old, two-year-old horse - a racehorse that is two years old three year old, three-year-old horse - a racehorse that is three years old dark horse - a racehorse about which little is known mudder - a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack nonstarter - a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered trotting horse, trotter - a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing |
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