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Definition of head or tail

1 : this side or that side —often used in plural in tossing a coin to decide a choice, question, or stake — compare heads or tails
2 : beginning or end : one thing or another : something definite could not make head or tail of what he said

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First Known Use of head or tail

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of head or tail was in 1546

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“Head or tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20or%20tail. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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