1628. Robin Goodfellow [Halliwell & Wright], s.v. Truly, sir, sayd
my hoastesse, I think we are called longtayles, by reason our
tayles are long, that we use to passe the time withall, and make
ourselves merry.
1662. Rump Songs, ii. 47. I shall not dispute whether long-tails of
Kent.
1701. Broadside (in Dulwich College Library), ‘Advice to the
Kentish long-tails by the Wise Men of Gotham.’ [Title].