Longtail

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Longtail \Long"tail`\, n.
     An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf.
     {Curtail}. {Dog}.
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     Note: A longtail was a gentleman's dog, or the dog of one


           qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have
           their tails cut.
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     {Cut and longtail}, all, gentlefolks and others, as they
        might come. --Shak.
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