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rattail
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rattail [′rat‚tāl]
(metallurgy)
A small irregular line marking a minor buckle on the surface of a casting.


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Finally, a rat-tail tang is made by welding the blade to a metal bar inside the handle, and is definitely only for display.
Motherwell fans, who have fond memories of growing rat-tails at the back of their hair in honour of the Scottish international, are often mystified when, in response to their queries about their former idol's form, they get a lukewarm response from Evertonians.
Fair enough, but is it any worse than the bleached rat-tails of Spain's Fernando Torres (top left)?
 
 
 
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