TAIL
Tail, v. i.
1. (Arch.)
Defn: To hold by the end; — said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; — with in or into.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To swing with the stern in a certain direction; — said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream. Tail on. (Naut.) See Tally on, under Tally.
TAILAGE
Tail"age, n. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: See Tallage.
TAIL-BAY
Tail"-bay`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Defn: One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.