To tail in or on (Arch.), to fasten by one of the ends into a wall or
some other support; as, to tail in a timber.
Tail, v. i. 1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; — said of a timber when it
rests upon a wall or other support; — with in or into.
2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; — said of a
vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.
Tail on. (Naut.) See Tally on, under Tally.
Tail"age (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) See Tallage.
Tail"-bay` (?), n. 1. (Arch.) One of the joists which rest one end on
the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and
the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.