Tail, n. 1. pl.(Rope Making) In some forms of rope-laying machine, pieces of rope attached to the iron bar passing through the grooven wooden top containing the strands, for wrapping around the rope to be laid.
2. pl. A tailed coat; a tail coat.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Tail, n. 1. pl.(Rope Making) In some forms of rope-laying machine, pieces of rope attached to the iron bar passing through the grooven wooden top containing the strands, for wrapping around the rope to be laid.
2. pl. A tailed coat; a tail coat.