fishtail vs lurch

fishtail

verb
  • To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way. 

  • To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side. 

  • To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side. 

noun
  • The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side. 

  • A kind of chisel with a flared blade. 

  • The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this. 

lurch

verb
  • To make such a sudden, unsteady movement. 

  • To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry). 

noun
  • A sudden or unsteady movement. 

  • A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has not yet pegged his/her 31st hole. 

  • An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. 

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