Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A carangoid fish, the yellow mackerel, Caranx pisquetus.
  • noun See Gila.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) See jurel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)
  • noun A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.

Etymologies

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hard +‎ tail

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  • cycling - it's a solid framed bicycle or mountain bike as opposed to a full suspension bicycle where the frame pivots to absorb shock.

    January 12, 2013