Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Toward the tail; backward; caudad.
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Examples
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His arm (one I recall patting the top of his smelly dog: an animal whose hairs, aligned tailward, emit the grainy flake of fleas when scratched) emits a hose — he endures
no carrots 2009
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He struggled to resist the force which pushed him tailward.
Space Platform Leinster, Murray, 1896- 1953
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He struggled against the force that pushed him tailward.
Space Platform Murray Leinster 1935
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The head is perfectly flat, very thin, and armed on each side with very sharp bones pointing tailward.
Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 Louis Becke 1884
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