trailinessn.
/ˈtreɪlɪnɪs/ The quality of being ‘traily’.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > drawling or drawl > slow pace
drawl1813
trailiness1869
1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. iv. 324 [The] frequency [of final e's in German] conveys no feeling of trailiness or weakness, as it does to the mere English reader.
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n.1869- to put on the stranger
- to put on to
- to put on wax
- to put on weight
- to put on work
- to put one out of count
- to put one over
- to put one to his trump or trumps
- to put one to upon his trump or trumps
- to put one up to a two
- to put one up to a wrinkle
- to put one wise
- to put one wise to
- to put one's back into
- to put one's best foot first
- to put one's best foot forward
- to put one's best leg first
- to put one's best leg forward
- to put one's cards on the table
- to put one's chips on
- to put one's come hither on a person
- to put one's eyes together
- to put one's face against
- to put one's feet under another's mahogany
- to put one's feet under mahogany