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Coattail   /kˈoʊttˌeɪl/   Listen
Coattail

noun
1.
The loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist.





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"Coattail" Quotes from Famous Books



... Nigger 'omans what put pizen in some collards what dey give Aunt Vira and her baby to eat. She had been laughin' at a man 'cause his coattail was a-flappin' so funny whilst he was dancin', and dem two Jezebels thought she was makin' fun of dem. At de graveyard, 'fore dey buried her, dey cut her open and found her heart was all decayed. De overseer ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Georgia Narratives, Part 4 • Works Projects Administration
... the man, but Stewart overtook the commander, seized him by the collar and coattail slack, and tossed him to ...
— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day


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