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noun
US, dated slang racehorse
That thoroughbred will leave the other bangtails standing still.—The American Girl
a detachable slip attached to the flap or back panel of an envelope
A bangtail is the perforated coupon attached to the body of a return envelope, which must be torn off before the envelope is sealed.—The Times-Union (Albany, New York)
比赛用马
bangtail short tail
The first known use of bangtail was in 1887
1 It was the last race of the season, wasn't it, and good-bye to the bangtails for another year!
2 It seems that 'Fireman' O'Leary was most useful in helping the fillies home at Washington Park by assaulting them in the region of the bangtail with small bollops of pure incandescence.