Hardtail

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
  3. 3
    A small scombrid, especially a little tunny or bonito. New-England

    "But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart."

  4. 4
    A mule. US, dated, slang, uncountable

    "He'll ride a horse now and then, but he prefers them long-eared hardtails."

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"But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart."

Etymology

From hard + tail.

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