"tagtail" meaning in All languages combined

See tagtail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tagtails [plural]
Etymology: From tag + tail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tag|tail}} tag + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} tagtail (plural tagtails)
  1. (archaic) A worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tagtail-en-noun-AC5w5ea0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Worms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Worms: 84 16
  2. (archaic) An unwanted hanger-on. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tagtail-en-noun-hK0mWTxN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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