"tail in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tails in [present, singular, third-person], tailing in [participle, present], tailed in [participle, past], tailed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tail in (third-person singular simple present tails in, present participle tailing in, simple past and past participle tailed in)
  1. (transitive, architecture) To fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-tail_in-en-verb-7a73a8O6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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