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bangtail.

The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.

  2. A racehorse.

    US
  3. A prostitute.

    slang
  4. An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.

Where this word comes from

From bang + tail. The primary meaning refers to the sense bang (“fringe of hair cut across the forehead”).

verb
  1. To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.

Where this word comes from

From bang + tail. The primary meaning refers to the sense bang (“fringe of hair cut across the forehead”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.