The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
A bird, the black tern.
The hinder part of anything.
The post of management or direction.
The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal.
A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.
A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
A leather tie; a short wagon rope.
Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.