bangtail

[ bang-teyl ]
/ ˈbæŋˌteɪl /

noun Horse Racing Slang.

a racehorse.

Origin of bangtail

1885–90; bang cut (nasal variant of bag cut < ?) + tail1. Cf. pigtail

Words nearby bangtail

bangladesh, bangladeshi, bangle, bangor, bangs, bangtail, bangtail muster, bangui, bangweulu, banh mi, bani

British Dictionary definitions for bangtail

bangtail
/ (ˈbæŋˌteɪl) /

noun

a horse's tail cut straight across but not through the bone
a horse with a tail cut in this way
marketing a type of envelope used in direct marketing in which a perforated tail can be used as an order form or response note

Word Origin for bangtail

C19: from bangtail short tail