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单词 shirttail
释义 shirttail
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: shirt (I) + tail
1. : the part of a shirt that reaches below the waist especially in the back
2. : a short addition at the end of a newspaper article
II. adjective
1. [so called from the stereotype picture of small boys with shirttails hanging out] : very young
 < just a shirttail kid on the lookout for a horseback job — F.B.Gipson >
2. : distantly and indefinitely related
 < he was a sort of shirttail relative but we weren't friends — G.C.Robinson >
3. : marked by smallness or shortness
 < an airplane suitable for shirttail runs of 50 to 100 miles >
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