at the tail

prepositional phrase

lagging; behind; at the back or rear

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. lagging; behind; at the back or rear

    Miss Brownell was very fond of ridiculing her pupils. All the girls in the class giggled except one who had not been there in the morning and was consequently at the tail.

    1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Chapter 8”, in Emily of New Moon
Cite this entry
APA

at the tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20tail

MLA

“at the tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20tail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the tail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20tail.

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