Definition of "tailing" []

• Refuse or dross remaining after ore has been processed. (noun)
• Architecture The portion of a tailed beam, brick, or board inside a wall. (noun)

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• "Then a 4-1/2 year old buck came in tailing a doe that was in estrous."
• "That heated water is then dumped into an ever-increasing number of so-called tailing ponds -- which are really the size of lakes -- to begin a process of settling out the clay and sand and recycling the water to be used again."
• "If you brake too soon, with the tip held too high, the forward-moving line will collide either with the rod or with itself, creating what's called a tailing loop."