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tailing

[ tey-ling ]

noun

  1. the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
  2. tailings,
    1. Building Trades. gravel, aggregate, etc., failing to pass through a given screen.
    2. the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings.


tailing

/ ˈ³Ù±ðɪ±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. the part of a beam, rafter, projecting brick or stone, etc, embedded in a wall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of tailing1

First recorded in 1640–50; tail 1 + -ing 1
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