Dictionary - Definition of HARDTAIL


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Jurel": A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Hardtail" is a common misspelling or typo for: hard-tail.

Date "Hardtail" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Jurel": A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "HARDTAIL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: HARDTAIL