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bang-tail
ˈbang-ˈtail [cf. bang v. 8 c.] A (horse's) tail, of which the hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length and then cut horizontally across so as to form a flat even tassel-like end. Also, a horse or other animal (in Australia, esp. cattle) whose tail has been cut in this way; in U.S. slang, any...
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Bangs (hair)
It is probably related to bang-tail, a term still used for the practice of cutting horses' tails straight across.
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Docking (animal)
Cattle on large Australian cattle stations often have the tail brush (not the dock) cut shorter (banged) before their release; this "bang-tail muster"
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bang
▪ I. bang, v.1 (bæŋ) Also 6 bangue. [First in 16th c.; perh. previously in north. dial. from Scand. Cf. ON. banga, OSw. bånga, to hammer; also LG. bangen, bangeln to strike, beat, Ger. bengel cudgel.] I. 1. trans. To strike violently with a resounding blow; to thump, thrash.? c 1550 Rob. Hood (Ritso...
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Muster (livestock)
A 'bang-tail muster’ is conducted to accurately account for cattle on large properties by cutting the tail brush before their release.
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