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tail-rope
tail-rope (ˈteɪlrəʊp) † 1. That part of a horse's harness near the tail, as a breeching or crupper. Obs.c 1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 168 E à la koue un analuer [gloss] a tayl-rop [Camb. MS. Vauner, glossed taylrop]. c 1350 Nominale Gall.-Angl. 884 Esteles, trays, et valuere, Harnys, t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Mine railway
The tail-rope system had its origins on cable-hauled surface inclines prior to the 1830s. wikipedia.org
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tailing
▪ I. tailing, vbl. n.1 (ˈteɪlɪŋ) [f. tail v.1 + -ing1.] 1. The action of tail v.1, in its various senses.1703 Moxon Mech. Exerc. 267 You must Cement pieces to the ends of your bricks for tailing, or to make them longer. 1781 P. Beckford Hunting (1802) 70 note, The tailing of them [hounds' ears] is u... Oxford English Dictionary
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Stanhope and Tyne Railway
At the Park Head wheelhouse, the waggons were attached to a tail-rope and let down an incline at gradients of 1 in 80 and 1 in 82, in length, to a stationary wikipedia.org
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