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See also: tail-end and tailend

From Middle English taylende; equivalent to tail +‎ end.

tail end (plural tail ends)

The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
At the tail end of summer.

The tail end of a lecture.

The tail end of a conversation.
- 2016 December 20, Katie Rife, “Passengers strains the considerable charms of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:
  An equipment malfunction has woken him up 90 years early, and he’s now doomed to live out the rest of his life surrounded by sushi bars and infinity pools, but not a single human companion.(The other 5,000 passengers on board will wake up at the tail end of the ship’s 120-year voyage to Earth colony Homestead-II.)

rear end — see rear end

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-# The [[hindmost]] part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the [[butt]], [[buttocks]]; [[hindquarter]]s, [[rump]].
+# The [[hindmost]] part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the [[rear end]]; the [[butt]], [[buttocks]]; [[hindquarter]]s, [[rump]].
 # {{lb|en|figurative}} The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
 #: {{ux|en|At the '''tail end''' of summer.}}
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 ====Translations====
-{{trans-top|rear end}}
+{{trans-see|rear end}}
-* Dutch: {{t|nl|staartkant}}, {{t|nl|staartzijde}}
-* Finnish: {{t|fi|häntäpää}}, {{t|fi|takapää}}
-* German: {{t+|de|Hinterteil|n}}, {{t|de|Hinterende|n}}
-{{trans-mid}}
-* Russian: {{t+|ru|хвост|m}}, {{t+|ru|коне́ц|m}}, {{t+|ru|зад|m}}
-{{trans-bottom}}
 ===Anagrams===