Hardtail
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hardtail is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
Meaning
(countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
More Meanings
- A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
- (New England) A small scombrid, especially a little tunny or bonito.
- (US, slang, dated, uncountable) A mule.
Example Sentences
He'll ride a horse now and then, but he prefers them long-eared hardtails.
But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.
Hardtail invasion all over the island: bonito, albies, Spanish/chub/Atlantic/frigate mackerel, even skipjack tuna.
Word Forms
- hardtails
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jurel, hairtail, skipjack, jackfish, roughhead, blacktail.
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