What is the tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog. By the stern. (Naut.) See By the head, under By called?
stern — The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog. By the stern. (Naut.) See By the head, under By. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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