1890. `Goldfields of Victoria,' p. 21:
"From recent assays of the tailing-sand, scarcely one quarter of the pyrites has been extracted."
<hw>Tailings</hw>, <i>n</i>. "The detritus carried off by water from a crushing machine, or any gold-washing apparatus." (Brough Smyth, `Glossary of Mining Terms.') Not limited to Australia.
1891. `The Argus,' June 16, p. 6, col. 2:
"A hundred and fifty tons of tailings are treated at the
Sandhurst pyrites works every month."
<hw>Tailor</hw>, <i>n</i>. name given in New South Wales to the fish <i>Temnodon saltator</i>, Cuv. and Val. It is called <i>Skipjack</i> (q.v.) in Melbourne, a name by which it is also known in America and Britain. Those of large size are called "Sea-tailors." It belongs to the family <i>Carangidae</i>, or <i>Horse-Mackerels</i> (q.v.).
<hw>Taipo</hw>, <i>n</i>. a New Zealand word for devil, often applied by settlers to a vicious horse or as a name for a dog. There is a dangerous river, the Taipo, on the west coast. There is considerable dispute as to whether the word is true Maori or not. The Rev. T. G. Hammond of Patea says—
"No such Maori word as taipo, meaning devil, exists. It would mean evening-tide—tai-po. Probably the early sailors introduced attached meaning of devil from the Maori saying, `Are you not afraid to travel at night?' referring to the danger of tidal rivers."
On the other hand, Mr. Tregear says, in his `Maori Comparative
Dictionary,' s.v.—
"Taepo, a goblin, a spectre. Cf. <i>tae</i>, to arrive; <i>po</i>, night."