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hardtail

hardtail

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

hardtail

Wikispecies has information on:

Caranx

Wikispecies has information on:

Trachurus

Etymology

From hard +‎ tail.

Noun

hardtail (plural hardtails)

(countable, uncountable) (A) jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus).
A bicycle or motorcycle without rear suspension.
(New England) A small scombrid, especially a little tunny or bonito.
- 2020, Brendan Richards, “How to Catch Bonito and Albies From Shore”, in On The Water‎^[1]:
  But if fishing for striped bass is a piscatorial religion, then fishing for hardtails is its cultish counterpart.
- 2023, Tim Regan, “Eastern Long Island Fishing Report- September 14, 2023”, in On The Water‎^[2]:
  Hardtail invasion all over the island: bonito, albies, Spanish/chub/Atlantic/frigate mackerel, even skipjack tuna.

Translations

jack edible fish

A two-wheeler without rear suspension.

French: semi-rigide (fr) m

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