tail out

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw

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Example Sentences

It does that with a big splash, flashing its red tail out of the water.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

They hold the tail out, to make the dog seem longer.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2019

I personally can’t make head nor tail out of Rowling’s novels.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2014

Humble beyond recognition, she�ll catch a wave, get barreled into an air-drop floater, then throw her tail out, and come out the back and say it was �all right.�

From Time Magazine Archive

Woo, in turn, shoots his tail out and snags Autumn’s ankle.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer