Definitions

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  • noun The root of the tail, where it joins the rump, in cattle.

Etymologies

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tail +‎ head

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Examples

  • Be especially careful if your horse is an easy keeper who tends to deposit fat along the crest of his neck, abdomen and tailhead.

    TheHorse.com News 2010

  • "Many animals display an extended tailhead position that appears to be due to selective involvement of dorsal sacrococcygeal (pertaining to both the sacrum and the coccyx, or the tailbone) muscles that are postural muscles containing a high proportion of Type 1 (slow-contracting muscle) fibers.

    TheHorse.com News 2009

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