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hardtails

hardtails is the plural of hardtail.

Meaning of hardtail

Noun

hardtail (plural hardtails)

  1. (countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
  2. A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
  3. (New-England) A small scombrid, especially a little tunny or bonito.
    • But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.2020, Brendan Richards, “How to Catch Bonito and Albies From Shore”, in On The Water
  4. (US, countable, dated, slang) A mule.
    • He'll ride a horse now and then, but he prefers them long-eared hardtails.

Questions about hardtails

What is hardtails the plural of?
Hardtails is the plural of hardtail.

Words near hardtails in the dictionary

  1. hardsuits
  2. Hardt
  3. hardtack
  4. hardtacks
  5. hardtail
  6. hardtails
  7. hardtek
  8. hardtop
  9. hardtops
  10. Hardts
  11. hardun

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