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Tailpiece   Listen
noun
Tailpiece  n.  
1.
A piece at the end; an appendage.
2.
(Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in floor framing.
3.
(Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page to fill up the space, or at the end of a book.
4.
A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the strings are fastened.
5.
(Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a lock to the latch bolt.
6.
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.






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