bangtail

[ bang-teyl ]

noun

, Horse Racing Slang.

1. a racehorse.

bangtail

/ ˈbæŋˌteɪl /

noun

1. a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
2. a horse with a tail cut in this way
3. marketing a type of envelope used in direct marketing in which a perforated tail can be used as an order form or response note

Word History and Origins

Origin of bangtail¹

1885–90; bang cut (nasal variant of bag cut < ?) + tail ¹. pigtail

Word History and Origins

Origin of bangtail¹

C19: from bangtail short tail

Example Sentences

It was the last race of the season, wasn't it, and good-bye to the bangtails for another year!

From Project Gutenberg

It seems that 'Fireman' O'Leary was most useful in helping the fillies home at Washington Park by assaulting them in the region of the bangtail with small bollops of pure incandescence.

From Project Gutenberg