"tail-pole" meaning in All languages combined

See tail-pole on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tail-poles [plural]
Etymology: From tail + pole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|pole}} tail + pole Head templates: {{en-noun}} tail-pole (plural tail-poles)
  1. A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind. Synonyms: tail-beam, turning-beam, tiller-beam, tail pole, tailpole
    Sense id: en-tail-pole-en-noun-gL65C002 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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