bangtail
The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
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The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail.
1851, Turning Out a Bagman: A Legend of Brighton Downs, in Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith ''Bentley's Miscellany'', Volume XXIX, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rD0FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA259&dq=%22bangtail|bangtai…
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(slang) A prostitute.
1903, Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins, 2004, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nncnQeXyWGkC&pg=PA68&dq=%22bangtail|bangtails%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=8v_ATo3TNsjxmAWGy…
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(US) A racehorse.
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