Tail″piece′ (?), n. 1. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.
2. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.