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Tailing \Tail"ing\, n.

  1. (Arch.) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
    --Gwilt.

  2. (Surg.) Same as Tail, n., 8 (a) .

  3. Sexual intercourse. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

  4. pl. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.

  5. pl. (Mining) The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails.
    --Pryce.

  6. (Elec.) A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.

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tails

n. 1 (plural of tail English) 2 (context slang English) Short for tailcoat. 3 The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar 4 (context mining English) tailings; waste vb. (en-third-person singular of: tail)

WordNet
tails

n. formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, white tie, white tie and tails]

Wikipedia
Tails (character)

, more commonly known by his nickname , is a fictional character in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a significant main character after the title character Sonic, who is also his best friend. Tails also appears in his own spin-off series in comic books, cartoons, as well as in an OVA.

The name "Miles Prower" is a pun on " miles per hour", a reference to the famed speed of Sonic the Hedgehog. He is an eight-year-old fox with two tails, hence the nickname. He is known to be Sonic's sidekick and best friend as well as a mechanical genius. He is able to use his two tails to propel himself into the air like a helicopter for a limited time. He debuted on October 16, 1992, with the release of the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2; the 16-bit version was released that November.

When he was first introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Tails's fur was orange. The color was changed to yellow-orange for Sonic Adventure, and later to light yellow for Sonic Heroes. In 1993 and 1995 he starred in his own games: Tails and the Music Maker for the Pico; Tails Adventure, and Tails' Skypatrol for the Game Gear. Tails is the third most popular character of the series, behind Sonic and Shadow, according to an official poll.

In the video games, Tails was voiced by young males from 1998 to 2004. By 2005, adult females have since taken over being the voice of the character.

Tails (album)

Tails is an album by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, released in 1995 by Geffen Records.

The album was well received by the public, as it was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 1, 1995. Critics were also favorable to the album, with Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly, in particular, noting that "Loeb has an undeniable gift for creating an air of intimacy and vulnerability, which may well be enough for 'Stay' fans looking for additional doses of contemplative melancholy." "It's Over," "Snow Day," "Do You Sleep?", and "Hurricane" originally appeared on her previous studio album Purple Tape.

Tails (operating system)

Tails or The Amnesic Incognito Live System is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity. All its outgoing connections are forced to go through Tor, and non-anonymous connections are blocked. The system is designed to be booted as a live DVD or live USB, and will leave no digital footprint on the machine unless explicitly told to do so. The Tor Project has provided financial support for its development.

Usage examples of "tails".

These monkeys are distinguished not only by their peculiar black faces, with a ridge of long stiff black hair projecting forwards over the eyebrows, thin slim bodies and long tails, but by the absence of cheek pouches, and the possession of a peculiar sacculated stomach, which, as figured in Cuvier, resembles a bunch of grapes.

Further away a handful of kzinti discussed something with lashing tails, and the sounds of their snarling conversation occasionally rose above the thrum of machinery that pervaded the port.

To her, the dozing ankylosaur herd was a forest of immense stumpy legs and drooping tails that had no connection to each other.

Externally they differ considerably, especially in their long bushy tails, but in all essential particulars they coincide.

I must state that in fixing an arbitrary standard of 36 inches for tail, I have understated the mark, for the tails of most tigers exceed that by an inch or two, though, on the other hand, some are less.

Until sportsmen begin to measure bodies and tails separately it will, I fear, be a difficult matter to fix on any correct formula.

I begin to believe now in rats dipping their tails into oil-bottles, and other wonderful stories of murine sagacity that one reads of.

Peetie and Jackie, dancing about on the ends of their tails, for Bawly was supposed to chase after the balls.

Such high-cost evolutionary features, like peacock tails and moose antlers, are generally only seen in cases of runaway sexual selection, where a trait evolves until the evolutionary cost of displaying it counterbalances the tremendous reproductive advantage it confers.

Cherenkova looked at Yiao-Rrit and Chmee-Captain in front of her, leaning forward, tails twitching with ill-concealed eagerness, and realization dawned.

He went right between the tails and fell off into space, spinning wildly with the polarizer still on full thrust.

The crowd was juiced up, fangs exposed and tails whipping back and forth with the action.

From the sharp angle at which they held their ears and the attitude in which they carried their tails, Firekeeper immediately identified the One Male and One Female.

Her gait as she stepped forward to sniff tails with Blind Seer had lost most of its stiffness.

Blind Seer brought the blood welling up through the fur along one shoulder, not a one moved except where ears and tails flickered in comment to those who stood near.