bangtail

bang·tail

B0058500 (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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[bang, short hair + tail.]

bangtail

(ˈbæŋˌteɪl) n1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse with a tail cut in this way3. (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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bangtail - a horse bred for racing race horse, racehorseEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesthoroughbred - a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English marespony - 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 birthtwo year old, two-year-old horse - a racehorse that is two years oldthree year old, three-year-old horse - a racehorse that is three years olddark horse - a racehorse about which little is knownmudder - a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetracknonstarter - a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been enteredpacer, pacesetter, pacemaker - a horse used to set the pace in racingtrotting horse, trotter - a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing