See devil's tail on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From devil + tail; applied in Scotland to a cooper’s “knocking-up” tool (cask-head lifter).",
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"A cooper’s knocker-up; a tool used to lift or level a cask head from inside the cask."
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"(Scotland, coopering) A cooper’s knocker-up; a tool used to lift or level a cask head from inside the cask."
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