Main Entry: ¹tail·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈtāl-ˌgāt\

Function: noun

Date: 1854

1 : a board or gate at the rear of a vehicle that can be removed or let down (as for loading)
2 [from the custom of seating trombonists at the rear of trucks carrying jazz bands in parades] : a jazz trombone style marked by much use of slides to and from long sustained tones