tail down

verb

To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.

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Meanings

verbtail down (third-person singular simple present tails down, present participle tailing down, simple past and past participle tailed down)

present singular third person tails down · participle present tailing down · participle past tailed down · past tailed down

  1. bricklayingTo stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.
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APA

tail down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20down

MLA

“tail down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tail down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20down.

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