tailings

Meanings

Noun

• the act of following someone secretly
• plural of tailing
• The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
• The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.
• Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.

Verb

• go after with the intent to catch
• remove or shorten the tail of an animal
• remove the stalk of fruits or berries

Synonyms

bob, chase, chase after, culm, dock, dog, give chase, go after, mullock, shadowing, tag, tail, tailing, track, trail