tag end

noun

1
: the last part
2
: a miscellaneous or random bit

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Cut off tag ends and very bloody edges, pull the wrinkles out, and hang over a rope or pole in a shady place, hair side in. Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 With a firm pull on the tag end, the Quick Release Knot will come undone easily. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tag end was in 1807

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“Tag end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20end. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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