tailing

[ tey-ling ]
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noun
  1. the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.

  2. tailings,

    • Building Trades. gravel, aggregate, etc., failing to pass through a given screen.

    • the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings.

Origin of tailing

1
First recorded in 1640–50; tail1 + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for tailing

tailing

/ (ˈteɪlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the part of a beam, rafter, projecting brick or stone, etc, embedded in a wall

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