A word with several distinct meanings depending on context. In Australian slang, a 'ringtail' is a ring-in — a substitute or imposter, especially a horse or competitor fraudulently entered under a false identity in a race. It also refers to ring-tailed animals like the ringtail possum, common in Australian backyards. In nautical usage, a ringtail is a type of supplementary sail. The Australian slang meaning is the sharpest: calling something a ringtail implies deception, switching out the real thing for a fake.
Everyone in the paddock suspected the grey horse was a ringtail — it ran way too fast for a supposed maiden.
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A ring-tailed animal, notably.
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(nautical) A ringsail.
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(AU, slang) A ring-in.
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