"tailcuff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tailcuffs [plural]
Etymology: From tail + cuff. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|cuff}} tail + cuff Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailcuff (plural tailcuffs)
  1. A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
    Sense id: en-tailcuff-en-noun-tZXrhEsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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