Verb
tail in (third-person singular simple present tails in, present participle tailing in, simple past and past participle tailed in)
(transitive, architecture) To fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.
to tail in a timber
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this And radio operates exactly the same way you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. Albert Einstein
A bird makes the same use of wings and tail in the air as a swimmer does of his arms and legs in the water. Leonardo da Vinci
Tomorrow and on every anniversary as long as the Happier Hunting Ground existed a postcard would go to Mr. Joyboy: Your little Aimée is wagging her tail in heaven tonight, thinking of you. Evelyn Waugh
Razo was sorely tempted to assert that all was true and he'd lost his horns and tail in a tragic childhood accident. Shannon Hale
The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat. Albert Einstein
Play with an ass and he will flirt his tail in your face. Spanish Proverb