tailpole

See also: tail-pole and tail pole

English

Etymology

tail +‎ pole

Noun

tailpole (plural tailpoles)

  1. Alternative form of tail-pole
    • 2011, Robert Gasch, Jochen Twele, Wind Power Plants: Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation, Springer Science & Business Media, page 25
      The miller or his donkey pulled at the so-called tailpole and turned the mill into the wind.
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