Tagtail

Tagtail
Tagtail Tag"tail`, n. 1. A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored. [1913 Webster]

2. A person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a hanger-on. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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