cross-tail

noun

Etymology

From cross- + tail.

  1. derived from *deḱ-
  2. derived from *doḱ-
  3. inherited from *taglą
  4. inherited from *tagl
  5. inherited from tæġl
  6. inherited from tail
  7. formed as cross-tail — “cross- + tail

Definitions

  1. A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or…

    A bar in a steam engine connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a backaction or side-lever engine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cross-tail. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA