See Also: fee tail(dictionary)
tail(3)(dictionary)
tail(2)(dictionary)
tail(1)(dictionary)
Tail(finance)
red-tail(dictionary)
rat-tail(dictionary)
rat's-tail(dictionary)
pen-tail(dictionary)
cat's-tail(dictionary)

tail-end (iou)



tail-end noun. LME.
[from TAIL noun1 + END noun.]
a. The buttocks. Only in LME.
b. The lower, hindmost, or final part of something; the part opposite the head. M18.
The inferior or weaker part of something; spec. (a) Cricket the weaker batsmen constituting the end of a batting order; (b) rare a quantity of inferior grain, flour, etc. L19.
Comb.: tail-end Charlie (a) a tail gunner; the last aircraft in a flying formation; (b) a tail-ender.
tail-ender noun (esp. in Sport) a person at the tail-end of something L19.